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The Post-Marxist Social History of Science of Morris Berman, Pt. 1
The main source for my last post, Morris Berman’s Social Change and Scientific Organization: The Royal Institution, 1799-1844 (1978), is a very good example of a post-Marxist social history of s… more →
Ether Wave Propaganda
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wrote 2 months ago: “Nothing is so fatal to the progress of the human mind as to suppose that our views of science … more →
"Life is made u...
wrote 2 months ago: “Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and … more →
I'll be honest, I'm in two minds about the Royal Institution (RI) issue.
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wrote 3 months ago: Last week news broke that the Royal Institution (RI) is looking for buyers for its hallowed Albermar … more →
Fact: 09/01/13 - Let there be safe light
wrote 4 months ago: I’ll set the scene: It is dark, dirty and cold, and the only thing that provides any warmth or … more →
Interesting Quotes on Invention
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wrote 4 months ago: Signature of Sir Francis Bacon. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Isaac Newton (Bolton, Sarah K. Famous Men … more →
Humphry Davy and the Electrolysis
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wrote 6 months ago: On November 19, 1807, British chemist and inventor Humphry Davy reports to the Royal Society about t … more →
Nighty night
wrote 6 months ago: Humphry Davy November 4, 1847: Chloroform’s anesthetic properties are discovered. Chloroform is an o … more →
It Is Not Acceptable To Promote Bad Science
wrote 7 months ago: “Professor Brian Cox criticises policy and journalism that ignores scientific facts and findin … more →
Moments that change us
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wrote 8 months ago: Something happened last week, which made me refer back to the diary I kept when Dan and I were livin … more →
Siapa Penemu Listrik?
wrote 8 months ago: Michael Faraday lahir tahun 1791 di Newington, Inggris. Berasal-usul dari keluarga tak berpun … more →
Little Things Done Well
wrote 12 months ago: “Life is made up, not of great sacrifices and duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kind … more →
Gas Hydrates - Will it be safe for India to harvest its alternate energy needs from the deep sea?
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wrote 1 year ago: Today’s News paper Headline read India gets closer to the Energy of the future. Gas Hydrates - … more →
The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly... Michael Faraday
wrote 1 year ago: Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-imposed nonage. Nonage is the inability to use … more →
Innovations that Saved Lives: The Davy Lamp
wrote 1 year ago: In the early 19th century, 92 miners died during an explosion inside the Felling Colliery in norther … more →
A phone, a Faraday, and a Royal Institution
wrote 1 year ago: Next time you’re window-shopping the streets of Mayfair, there are two good reasons to drop in … more →
Today's Birthday: James Dewar (1842)
wrote 1 year ago: James Dewar (1842) Dewar was a British chemist and physicist best known for his work on the properti … more →
Stunner of Science #1: Michael Faraday
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wrote 1 year ago: So. Michael Faraday, the hero of yours truly, died today 144 years ago in the house on the green, Ha … more →
The Royal Institution
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wrote 1 year ago: The Royal Institution (or Ri, as its typographers have it) is one of the traditional bodies in Brita … more →
Sir Humphry Davy Speaks
wrote 2 years ago: Image via Wikipedia I’m currently reading Alan Sokal‘s book “Beyond the Hoax, … more →
