Collaborate Disseminate
You don’t often turn on a light and think, “That power company is sure on the ball!” You generally only think of them when the lights go out without warning. …read more Continue reading Human Google: Ruth Freitag, Issac Asimov, and Bibliographies
Let’s face it — for the average person, math and formulas are not the most attractive side of physics. The fun is in the hands-on learning, the lab work, the …read more Continue reading Julius Sumner Miller Made Physics Fun for Everyone
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986 was a life-altering event for many, ranging from people who had tuned in to watch the launch of a Space Shuttle with America’s first teacher onboard, to the countless people involved …read more
Continue reading Allan McDonald’s Legacy And The Ethics Of Decision-Making
The name Rube Goldberg has long been synonymous with any overly-built contraption played for laughs that solves a simple problem through complicated means. But it might surprise you to learn that the man himself was not an engineer or inventor …read more
Continue reading Rube Goldberg’s Least Complicated Invention Was His Cartooning Career
These days, nearly everyone communicates through some kind of keyboard, whether they are texting, emailing, or posting on various internet discussion forums. Talking over the phone is almost outmoded at this point. But only a few decades ago, the telephone …read more
Continue reading Paul Taylor Opened the Lines of Telecommunication for the Hearing-Impaired
I’d be surprised if you weren’t sitting within fifty feet of one of James Edward Maceo West’s most well-known inventions — the electret microphone. Although MEMS microphones have seen a dramatic rise as smartphone technology progresses, electret microphones still sit …read more
Continue reading James West Began 40 Years at Bell Labs with World-Changing Microphone Tech
In the two months since the harsh realities of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 have come into sharp focus, Americans have become increasingly familiar with a man who has been quietly serving the people since the days when Ronald Reagan was up for re-election. For many, Dr. Anthony Fauci is the national …read more
Continue reading Dr. Anthony Fauci, Infectious Disease Slayer
Of the many well-known names in science, few have been as reluctant to stick to one particular field as Freeman John Dyson. Born in the UK in 1923, he showed a great interest in mathematics and related fields even as a child. By the time he was 15 he had …read more
Continue reading The Legacy of One of Science’s Brightest Stars: Freeman Dyson
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a day to celebrate and encourage women in the fields of science and technology.
It’s a perfect time to look back and catch up on biographies of some incredible people whose stories have been featured over the past year. You’ll find a ton of those …read more
Continue reading Celebrate Ada Lovelace Day by Catching Up on Stories of Science and Technology
In the fall of 1957, it seemed as though the United States’ space program would never get off the ground. The USSR had launched Sputnik in October, and this cemented their place in history as the first nation in space. If that weren’t bad enough, they put Sputnik 2 into …read more
Continue reading Mary Sherman Morgan, Rocket Fuel Mixologist