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Bookmarks - as at 06/06/2002

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Category 509: Scientists through History

16th Century - 1500 - 1599

The early renaissance period.

Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 - 1519)

Multi-disciplinary genius - the quintessential "Renaissance man"

Leonardo Da Vinci, A Man of Both Worlds

ThinkQuest site by three high schoolers ( in 1996) with material aimed at three levels: Novice, intermediate and advanced. Good concept with some seldom seen graphics, but thin on actual content

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vinci/

Leonardo Da Vinci, Scientist, Inventor, Artist

Based on an exhibition at the Museum of Science, Boston in 1996

http://www.mos.org/leonardo/index.html

Leonardo Da Vinci, Renaissance Man

Biographical material that shows how, as a Renaissance man, Leonardo was accomplished at a wide range of arts and sciences. Was this the reason that, for all his genius and many projects started, he rarely finished anything?.

http://www.mos.org/leonardo/bio.html

Exploring Leonardo

Part of a motivating, interactive website, this section is aimed at late elementary school and encourages the user to get thinking themselves.

Http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html

Leonardo Da Vinci - University of St Andrews, Scotland

Excellent information focussing on Leonardo as a mathematician & scholar

http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Leonardo.html

Vinci, Leonardo's Home Town

Charming and useful site with many useful sections - The Leonardo Museum (models of his ideas), the Leonardo Library ...

http://www.leonet.it/comuni/vinci/

Leonardo da Vinci's Adding Machine

A controversial replica built in 1968. Was it a machine for showing ratios or gears ... or was it a calculating machine? You be the judge.

http://www.webcom.com/calc/leonardo/leonardo.html

ArtCyclopedia, Leonardo Da Vinci

Mainly links to Art Galleries that show examples of Leonardos work on the web but many useful biographical and background links

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/leonardo_da_vinci.html

Leonardo Da Vinci, Web Museum, Paris

Critical analysis of Leonardos' most influential paintings

Http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vinci/

Leonardo Da Vinci, (1452-1529)

Good biographical material

http://www.kausal.com/leonardo/

Google Web Directory: Arts>Art History>Artists>D>Da Vinci, Leonardo

Although biased towards his artistic life, this has many links to his scientific achievements.

http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Art_History/Artists/D/Da_Vinci,_Leonardo/

Leonardo in Star Trek

Cpt Janeways companion, first seen on VOY Season 3 "Scorpion, Part 1" and featuring in VOY Season 4 "Concerning Flight"

StarTrek.com Episodes / Movies

Episode summary. Of "Scorpion, Part 1"

Http://www.startrek.com/library/voy_episodes/episodes_voy_detail_69018.asp

StarTrek.com Episodes / Movies

Episode summary. Of "Concerning Flight"

http://www.startrek.com/library/voy_episodes/episodes_voy_detail_71437.asp

Phillips Star Trek Reviews

Some pointed criticisms of this episode although, like everyone, this reviewer is fascinated by the concept of Leonardo on a starship!

http://www.geocities.com/phil_sheath/Concerning_flight.html

Sliding Away

Mostly about the exit of John Rhys Davis from the series "Sliders" but it also has the actors thoughts on his appearance in this episode.

http://www.earthprime.com/archive/articles.asp?articleID=12

17th Century - 1600 - 1699

The late Renaissance and Reformation period.

Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727)

Physicist, Mathematician, Philosopher

The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences

A Cambridge national and international visitor research institute. It runs research programmes on selected themes in mathematics and the mathematical sciences with applications in a very wide range of science and technology.

http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/

Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727)

Everything you wanted to know about Newtons mathematical theories, in exhaustive detail!

http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/Newton/RouseBall/RB_Newton.html

Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); Wolfram Research

Biographical material and scholarly treatment of Newtons work.

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Newton.html

The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes

A group of three telescopes on operated on behalf of UK, Dutch and Spanish research organisations. The ING is located at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, Spain.

http://www.ing.iac.es/

Newtons' Life - Prof Fowler, University of Virginia

A brief account of Newton's life, followed by a discussion of his most important insight: Projectile motion as a means of achieving orbit! Neat animation here! Age 15+

http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/lectures/newton.html

Newtons' developments on Galileo - Prof Fowler, University of Virginia

Newton's famous Laws of Motion generalized and extended Galileo's discussion of falling objects and projectiles. Lecture notes (15+) ...

http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/lectures/newtongl.html

Sir Isaac Newton - Dr Robert A. Hatch, University of Florida

An elegant and comprehensive biography.

http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/01-Courses/current-courses/08sr-newton.htm

Sir Isaac Newton: The Universal Law of Gravitation

Reasonably intensive, course text from the University of Tennessees' Astronomy 161: "The Planets", a comprehensive on-line text book.

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/newtongrav.html

Sir Isaac Newton

Grade school biography

http://www.gardenofpraise.com/ibdnewt.htm

Google Web Directory: Science/Physics/History/People/Newton

Comprehensive Links, including subsection for kids

http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Physics/History/People/Newton,_Isaac/

Newton in Star Trek

Player in Datas' holographic poker game as seen on STNG Season 6 "Descent, Part 1"

StarTrek.com Episodes / Movies

Episode summary.

Http://www.startrek.com/library/tng_episodes/episodes_tng_detail_68610.asp

An Interesting Poker Game

Uses the poker game to compare the different concepts of physics of the players and asks the question - Can science prove God does not exist?

Http://www.dtl.org/bible/article/science.htm

19th Century - 1800 - 1899

The Industrial Revolution that ushered in an age of new technologies and ideas..

Dr Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939)

The father of Psychoanalysis turning the study of the mind into a science

Sigmund Freud Museum, Vienna

On line resources of the museum dedicated to the manin his house in Vienna

http://freud.t0.or.at/freud/index-e.htm

Freud Museum, London

The museum dedicated to Freud in the house he lived in in London when he emigrated from Vienna to escape the Nazis

http://www.freud.org.uk/

Freud: Conflict and Culture

On line resources of the Library of Congress exhibition, placing him in context as a man of his time and his effect on modern science and popular culture.

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/freud/

"The Interpretation of Dreams" Sigmund Freud

The full text of Freuds seminal work from 1900, translated into English ... and to make it interesting you can send in your own dreams for analysis or post them on a bulletin board (Please don't use my name as an alias!)

http://psychology.about.com/library/classics/blfreud_dream.htm

Freud and Cocaine

In some ways though,Freud was a product of his time. In 1884 he recommended cocaine for a variety of illnesses and for alcohol and morphine addictions. Unfortunately, many of his patients went on to become addicted to cocaine! This takes you to a page about the history and effects of Cocaine, back links take you to a truly comprehensive website on Neuroscience aimed at High School kids.

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/coca.html

Sigmund Freud; Guide picks

Interesting links that analyse psychoanalysis - especially liked "The War on Freud"

http://psychology.about.com/cs/dreamlinks/

Sigmund Freud and the Freud Archives

Authoratative list of links with some obscure references you won't see elsewhere.

http://users.rcn.com/brill/freudarc.html

Google Web Directory: Science/Social Sciences/Psychology/Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic/Sigmund Freud

There seems to be no end to the material on the Internet regarding Freud and his works!

http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Social_Sciences/Psychology/Psychoanalytic_and_Psychodynamic/Sigmund_Freud/

Freud in Star Trek

Data consulted Sigmund Freud on the holodeck in TNG 258 "Phantasms" to try to find the meaning of his dreams.

StarTrek.com Episodes / Movies

Episode summary.

http://www.startrek.com/library/tng_episodes/episodes_tng_detail_68622.asp

Trek Quotes

Contains two quotes from the Freud episode.

http://pages.prodigy.com/nadel/quotes.htm

20th Century - 1900 - 1999

The dawn of the Nuclear age, the Space Race and computers.

Albert Einstein

Time magazines "Man of the Century" and still the most instantly identifiable scientific personality.

Albert Einstein Archives

Extensive website with a wealth of primary source information on the man, his work and times by the Jewish National & University Library

http://www.albert-einstein.org/

Einstein - Image and Impact

Another extensive, resource rich biographical website, this one maintained by the American Institute of Physics

http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/

Einstein Revealed

The companion Web site to the NOVA program "Einstein Revealed," originally broadcast in America in October, 1996 on PBS. Excellent multimedia and content, very proffessional.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/index.html

The Science of Star Trek

Einsteins theories of relativity are mentioned in most discussions of the plausibility of the science of Star Trek - this is one of them.

http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/just_for_fun/startrek.html

Albert Einstein

Medium length but concise biography that covers his life and works

http://www.phy.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/xeinstei.html

Words of Wisdom from Albert Einstein

Quotes from Einstein on subjects ranging from his scientific work to religion and education - there's even a limeric!

http://stripe.colorado.edu/~judy/einstein.html

Einstein, everythings relative

Witty, entertaining and totally cool site that explains space time and relativity without any maths at all! A school kids dream!

http://whyfiles.org/052einstein/index.html

Einstein For Kids

On line resources of a travelling exhibition that celebrates his life and works. Simple, easy enough for lower Primary Grades

http://www.albert-einstein.org/.index6.html

Think Like Einstein

Steps you through Einsteins paradox of the speed of light and time travel. Easy steps, but it ends with some simple algebra, so it might be a little beyond Primary schoolers.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/time/think.html

Einstein in Star Trek

Part of Datas' holographic poker game seen on STNG Season 6 "Descent, Part 1"

StarTrek.com Episodes / Movies

Episode summary.

Http://www.startrek.com/library/tng_episodes/episodes_tng_detail_68610.asp

The Science of Star Trek

Einsteins theories of relativity are mentioned in most discussions of the plausibility of the science of Star Trek - this is one of them.

http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/just_for_fun/startrek.html

Stephen Hawking

Mathematician, theoretical research scientist, popular author and thinker - an example of the human spirit triumphing over matter.

Stephen Hawking's Universe

On-line resources to support the TV series

http://www.wnet.org/hawking/html/home.html

Stephen Hawking's Home Page

Very useful and enlightening material ranging from the latest lecturing engagements & transcripts of selected lectures to Hawkings thoughts on his disease and an email link so that you can drop him a line!

http://www.hawking.org.uk/home/hindex.html

MC Hawkings Crib

Yo! This site is your ultimate resource for information about Stephen Hawking the gangsta rapper! From his 1992 EP "The Hawkman Cometh" & his '97 hit "E = MC Hawking" to the latest track written by the Hawkman for an online record label called B4G (Beatz 4 Geekz). Rap / Hip Hop at its' offensive best! I'm not sure if the parody is of Rappers of Hawking but it is hilarious!

http://www.mchawking.com/index.php

Stephen Hawking, The Big Bang, and God

Dr. "Fritz" Schaefer of the University of Georgia has been nominated for the Nobel Prize and was recently cited as the third most quoted chemist in the world.Here he discusses the theological implications of Hawkings ideas, who describes himself as an Agnostic. Excellent, understandable overview of the christian viewpoint as supported by many scientists.

http://www.leaderu.com/real/ri9404/bigbang.html

The Stephen Hawking Pages

Basically a fan site but with some interesting tidbits such as the book jacket summary from "A Brief History of Time".

http://www.psyclops.com/hawking/index.shtml

Stephen Hawking Builds Robotic Exoskeleton

Humerous ... or a cheap shot? You decide.

http://www.theonion.com/onion3123/hawkingexo.html

Stephen William Hawking

Concise biography, focussing on Hawking as a mathematician.

http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Hawking.html

Leaping the Abyss

Gregory Benford is a professor of physics at the University of California, Irvine and a long time acquaintance of Hawking. In April this year, shortly after his 60^th birthday, he interviewed Hawking and his resulting piece in Reasononline throws new light on this great scientist and thinker.

http://reason.com/0204/fe.gb.leaping.shtml

Hawking in Star Trek

Hawking played himself in Datas' holographic poker game as seen on STNG Season 6 "Descent, Part 1" -

StarTrek.com Episodes / Movies

Episode summary.

Http://www.startrek.com/library/tng_episodes/episodes_tng_detail_68610.asp

Stephen Hawking Pages; The Star Trek Connection

This page even has a Quicktime movie of the Poker game!

http://www.psyclops.com/hawking/startrek/

The Star Trekking of Physics

Wordy and obtuse dissertation that looks at Star Trek from the scientists side

http://www.ctheory.net/text_file.asp?pick=95

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Cadet Corps; Website of the Week

Theme - Great Scientists

For our grades Bth-K (under 5yrs):

Everybody knows Newtons law of motion that states that "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"- this is how rockets work. Get Mum or Dad to cut out and assemble this safe rocket with built in launcher. How high can you shoot the photon torpedo?

http://www.groeg.de/puzzles/rocket.html

For our grades 1-3 (aged 6-8):

Learn to think like Leonardo d Vinci! Part of a motivating, interactive website which encourages the user to get thinking themselves.

Http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html

For our grades 4-5 (aged 9-10):

Witty, entertaining and totally cool site that explains space time and Einsteins theories of relativity without any maths at all! A school kids dream!

http://whyfiles.org/052einstein/index.html

For our grades 6-8 (aged 11-14):

Ever wondered what your dreams say about you? Send them in for psycho-analysis or post them on a bulletin board. Freud wrote the first scientific analysis of dreams in a book published in 1900 which is translated here into English.

http://psychology.about.com/library/classics/blfreud_dream.htm

For our grades 9+ (over 15yrs):

Yo! This site is your ultimate resource for information about MC Hawking the gangsta rapper complete with mp3's! From his '97 hit "E = MC Hawking" to the latest track written for an online record label called Beatz 4 Geekz, this is Rap / Hip Hop at its' offensive best! I'm not sure if this parody is aimed at Rappers or Hawking but it is hilarious!

http://www.mchawking.com/index.php

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Notes

1. Socrates appeared in a Voyager episode as well, I think.

2. As per ussual I'm stumped for a website that would appeal to the bth to K group! I think it safe to assume that ...

2.1 This should be aimed at parents - after all it is unlikely the kids of this age group would read it themselves!

2.2 Could we list a site for kids, in the sense that it could give the parents ideas they could use for the kids.

2.3 In this respect it could include things the parents could make that the kids could use / play with.Alternatively it could give them ideas, concepts or advice

3. One piece of advice I would pass on to this age group personally would be to seriously consider using the Glen Doman "Bits of Knowledge" system. I used the ideas on my two kids and they are both A grade students as well as being secure, happy & popular. Unfortunately this is basically a commercial site so it might sound like an endorsement - something I can do personally but which SFI can't. Checkout the following and make your own decision ...

http://www.ycsi.net/users/ipainc/rapi011.htmlhttp://www.iahp.org/index.html

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