Weighing The Soul: Scientific Discovery from the Brilliant to the Bizarre.LEN (Low Entry Networking) In SNA, peer-to-peer connectivity between adjacent Type 2.1 nodes, such as PCs, workstations and minicomputers. LU 6.2 sessions are supported across LEN connections. FISHER Great scientific discoveries often stem from ideas that seem downright preposterous when they're introduced. Fisher, author of HOW to Dunk a Doughnut and winner of an Ig Nobel Prize The Ig Nobel Prizes are a parody of the Nobel Prizes and are given each year in early October — around the time the recipients of the genuine Nobel Prizes are announced — for ten achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think. for his work on the physics of cookie dunking Dunking is a form of torture and punishment that was applied to scolds and supposed witches. In a trial by ordeal, supposed witches were immersed into a vat of water or pond, and taken out after some time, and given the ability to confess. If she confessed, she was killed. , illustrates how some people discern "oddity odd·i·ty n. pl. odd·i·ties 1. One that is odd. 2. The state or quality of being odd; strangeness. oddity Noun pl -ties 1. and insight" to make great achievements. This tome addresses the work of some of the biggest names in science--including Galileo, Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, and Erwin Schrodinger--and illustrates how they came to understand the nature of matter and energy. Fisher's approach is fresh, his explanations are clear, and he incorporates many of his own experiences dabbling in the science of hydrogen and research on gravity. His goal is to show that "you don't have to be a genius to understand science." He asserts that a person needs only a desire to know and the persistence to find out more. Arcade, 2004, 248 p., b&w photos/illus., hardcover, $25.00. |
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