[1stPickSites] (12/06/05) Great Amateurs in Science
- From: "Christy" <snowy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:35:43 -0500
Great Amateurs in Science
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/orchid/amateurs.html
Today's site, part of the American Public Broadcasting System's
"Nova" series, offers a presentation on the often overlooked
contributions to science of the gifted and passionate amateur.
Readers will find
an informative survey of some of the men and women whose lack of
formal scientific background proved no bar to their soaring
achievements.
"[T]hey have no formal training. They are often ignored by those
who do. In some cases they don't live to see the scientific
recognition they so richly deserve. Who are they? They are the
nonprofessional scientists who every now and then make their
professional counterparts green with envy for the
enormous contributions they make to their discipline. Here, in no
particular order, meet ten amateur scientists who secured such an
enviable place in the history of science." - from the website
The web page covers not only the expected historical figures of
Michael Faraday, Joseph Priestly and Gregor Mendel but modern day
amateurs as well. A brief discussion on the discovery of the
largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil skeleton, known as
"Tyrannosaurus Sue", reveals the story of the amateur
scientist responsible for its find. Other outstanding scientists
include an amateur bacteriologist, the inventor of the radio
telescope and a now famous astronomer.
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