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  1. Scientific American

    Infobox Magazine title Scientific American image file Sci am mar 2005.jpg image size 188 image caption ... 476,867 ref http abcas3.accessabc.com ecirc magform.asp ABC ref issn 0036 8733 Scientific American ... date August 2011 Scientific American was founded by inventor and publisher Rufus Porter Rufus M. Porter ... The Sciences , instead purchased the assets of the old Scientific American and put its name ... it since. In the fall of 2008, Scientific American was put under the control of Nature Publishing ... American Editor, President to Step Down 5 Percent of Staff Cut url http www.foliomag.com 2009 scientific ... H., Jr. Vice President and General Manager of the magazine Scientific American for 32 years until ... FOLIO International editions Scientific American published its first foreign edition in 1890, the Spanish ... edition, Oloom magazine ar , was published. Today, Scientific American ..., Scientific American supervised the publication of the Encyclopedia Americana , which during some of that period was known as The Americana . First issue Wikisource Scientific American Volume 1 Issue ... had a commentary as follows quote Scientific American published every Thursday morning ... events, general notices of progress of Mechanical and other Scientific Improvements American and Foreign. Improvements and Inventions Catalogues of American Patents Scientific Essays, illustrative of the principles ... worth double the original cost, in cash. Terms The Scientific American will be furnished to subscribers ... authorlink coauthors title Dennis Flanagan, 85, Editor of Scientific American for 37 Years url ... of Scientific American magazine helped foster science writing for the general reader, died at his ..., Barbara Williams Flanagan. Mr. Flanagan, who worked at Scientific American for more than three decades ..., appointed December 2009 File Scientific American Special Navy Supplement 1898.jpg thumb right 180px ... American Communications, Computers, and Networks September 1991 Scientific American 50 award The Scientific ...   more details



  1. Scientific American (artist)

    orphan date May 2010 Scientific American is the musical alias of Seattle based Andrew Rohrmann. After establishing himself as a member of Seattle s indie rock scene with his band Hush Harbor , Scientific American became interested in the idea of using the computer as his primary instrument. His solo productions, which incorporate elements of electronic dance music , Hip hop music hip hop , and rock music rock , have been used by The Seattle Art Museum , the Sound Unseen Film Festival in Minneapolis and for well known television ads promoting Hewlett Packard and Discover Card Discover . In 2001 Rohrmann formed a production company along with Plastiq Phantom named Polar Empire . They have done commercial compositions for clients such as Nike, Inc. Nike , MTV , Volkswagen , and American Movie Classics AMC . He has completed critically praised remixes for a number of Indie rock indie favorites including Modest Mouse , 764 Hero , and Red Stars Theory . Albums Sound From Future City , Science Lab Label Science Lab , Omco , 1999 Unknown By me at least SAINTS OF INFINITY Simulated D.I.Y , Slabco ... VIII, IX FCSSA , mass mvmnt and imputor? , 2004 Split release of FCS North and Scientific American FCS ... Ranger Off Ramp Mix Scientific American Phaulvromb Scientific American Unamerican Activities Scientific American Unamerican Activities Version Scientific American Unamerican Activities Acappella Scientific American Bonus Beat Tubes , mass mvmnt and imputor? , 2005 split release of Scientific American and Plastiq Phantom Plastiq Phantom Tubesoundone Plastiq Phantom Remixes Scientific American Plastiq Phantom All Mvmnt Brings Remix Plastiq Phantom Prrsto Scientific American On Return Of Sarod And Tabla Mix Scientific American Ffbe Scientific American On Return Of Remix External links http www.strongforthefuture.com Official Scientific American Website http www.polarempire.com Polar Empire Category Musicians from Washington state Scientific American Category Living people musicbio stub ...   more details



  1. Scientific American Mind

    Infobox magazine title Scientific American Mind logo logo size image file cover.jpg omit the file prefix image size defaults to user thumbnail size if no size is stated image alt image caption editor editor title previous editor staff writer photographer category Psychology , neuroscience , cognitive science frequency Bimonthly circulation publisher founder founded firstdate Start date 2004 month company Nature Publishing Group country USA based language English website URL http www.sciammind.com issn 1555 2284 oclc Scientific American Mind is a bimonthly American popular science magazine concentrated on psychology , neuroscience , and related fields. By analyzing and revealing new thinking in the cognitive science s, the magazine tries to focus on the biggest breakthroughs in these fields. Scientific American Mind is published by Scientific American and was started in 2004. External links Official http www.sciammind.com sci mag stub Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group EnglishScienceMagazines Category Science and technology magazines Category Scientific American ...   more details



  1. Scientific American Frontiers

    Review date December 2007 Scientific American Frontiers was an United States American television program primarily focused on informing the public about new technology technologies and discoveries in science and medicine . It was a companion program to the Scientific American magazine. The show was produced for Public Broadcasting Service PBS in the U.S. by The Chedd Angier Production Company, Watertown, Massachusetts as was its predecessor, Discover The World of Science , a companion program to Discover magazine , and typically aired once every two to four weeks. To this day, the shows can be viewed on line at their website, and continue to air regularly on the national digital channel PBS World World . The show first aired in 1990 with Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT professor Woodie Flowers who served as the original host from 1990 to the spring of 1993. Actor Alan Alda became the permanent host starting in the fall season of 1993 and continued until the show ended in 2005. Alda s tenure has been notable for his humble and often humorous approach in one memorable segment, he became car sick while driving an experimental, virtual reality vehicle. In 2005, Alda published his first round of memoirs, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed and Other Things I ve Learned , published by Random House ISBN 1 4000 6409 0 in the book, he recalls his intestine s becoming strangulated while on location in Chile for the show, an incident that nearly cost him his life since he was in a remote region and it was difficult to get to a doctor. Finally he found one, who turned out to be a M A S H fan. Most programs include about three short documentary film documentaries , but some shows follow ... title 98903 Scientific American Frontiers PBSTV Category American documentary television series Category PBS network shows Category 1990s American television series Category Scientific American US reality ... episode s, often stating that the program inspired them to continue their scientific pursuits ...   more details



  1. First American Scientific Corp.

    Infobox Company company name First American Scientific Corp. company logo Image FASC logo.jpg company type Public company Public br OTCBB FASC foundation 1995 location Abbotsford, British Columbia key people Brian Nichols, President and CEO br products KDS Micronex revenue increase 1.2 million USD 2010 homepage http www.fasc.net First American Scientific Corp. develops, manufactures, and sells the KDS Micronex , a patented grinder dryer which grinds and dries materials in a single step process without needing any heat input. It is a publicly traded company located in Abbotsford, British Columbia and is dually quoted on the OTCBB and OTCQB . ref cite web url http www.otcmarkets.com stock FASC company info title Company Info OTCMarkets.com ref History Incorporated in 1995 ref cite web url http nvsos.gov sosentitysearch CorpDetails.aspx?lx8nvq UDor96zr75Xmr5bHxU 252bdNg 253d 253d&nt7 0 title Nevada Secretary of State website ref , the company originally licensed the KDS Kinetic Disintegration System technology from the original developer of the technology, Spectrasonic Disintegration Equipment Corp. ref cite web publisher Securities & Exchange Commission filing url http sec.gov Archives edgar data 1002822 0001002822 97 000002.txt title First American Scientific Corp. annual report date June 30, 1996 ref In 1999 First American Scientific Corp. purchased the rights to the KDS technology and patents. ref cite web publisher Securities & Exchange Commission filing url http sec.gov Archives edgar data 1002822 000100201400000146 0001002014 00 000146.txt title First American Scientific Corp. annual report date June 30, 2000 ref The company has since added additional patent protection ... viewpressrelease prID 2067 title First American Scientific Corp FASC OTCBB announces 2010 ... fasc8k 2022011.htm title First American Scientific Corp. form 8 K current report date February 2, 2011 ... title First American Scientific Corp. annual report date June 30, 2000 ref References reflist ...   more details



  1. American Scientific Affiliation

    Infobox Organization name American Scientific Affiliation image Asa logo green.png image border size caption map msize mcaption abbreviation ASA motto formation 1941 type NGO status purpose Christian fellowship among scientists headquarters location coords region served membership 1,500 ref name 1,500 US Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation, American Scientific Affiliation, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 57 4, December 2005. p. 300. ref language leader ... volunteers budget website http www.asa3.org www.asa3.org remarks The American Scientific Affiliation ... faith and science from a Christian viewpoint. Members of the American Scientific Affiliation ... CT http www.accessmylibrary.com article 1G1 134816013 american scientific affiliation appointed.html American Scientific Affiliation appointed Randall D. Isaac , Christianity Today , August 01, 2005 ... Decades of The American Scientific Affiliation , PSCF 50 December 1998 241 249 ref The journal is indexed ... on Science and Christian Faith PSCF began publication in 1949 as the Journal of the American Scientific ... 100&PID OTXdItPBD2WxvT1Pd8ELLE87 h 5y&SEQ 20090702033513&SID 3 Journal of the American Scientific ... 20090702033513&SID 3 Perspectives on science and Christian faith journal of the American Scientific Affiliation ref In its first year the journal was subtitled The American Scientific Affiliation Bulletin ... of the American Scientific Affiliation , 21 September 1969 69 81. ref In the 1970s, Richard H. Bube ... 2009 ref PCSF . Volume 61, Num. 3. Sept. 2009. pp.137 138. ref Jennifer Wiseman 2010 Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation The ASA s original constitution provided two goals for the ASA ... of Amsterdam , who called Whitcomb and Morris pseudo scientific pretenders. To ensure that no readers ... groupsASA.html ASA Related Groups ref Sister organizations http www.csca.ca Canadian Scientific ... From Scientific Creationism to Intelligent Design, Expanded Edition publisher Harvard ...   more details



  1. Communications, Computers, and Networks (Scientific American)

    stated in the article Scientific American s September Issue to be Sent to All EFF Members in its September 1991 newsletter This month s Scientific American Communications, Computers, and Networks ... david scientific.html Scientific American, September 1991 Bot generated title ref Michael Dertouzos ... ref http www.squeakland.org school HTML sci amer article sci amer 01.html Scientific American ... See also History of the Internet Footnotes reflist References Scientific American September 1991 Special ... Texts related to the history of the Internet Category Computer books Category Scientific American ...   more details



  1. European and American voyages of scientific exploration

    File Bearing compass.jpg thumb 300px upright Bearing compass 18th century The era of European and American voyages of scientific exploration followed the Age of Discovery ref Harvnb Brosse 1983 pp 9 11 ... of Enlightenment Enlightenment scientific curiosity became a new motive for exploration to add ... of scientific exploration began in the late 17th century as scientists, and in particular natural historians, established scientific societies that published their researches in specialist journals. The British Royal Society was founded in 1660 and encouraged the scientific rigour of empiricism with its ... techniques. From the mid 18th century through the 19th century scientific missions mapped the newly ... great advances in the scientific disciplines of natural history , botany , zoology , ichthyology , conchology ... professionals acutely aware of the need for scientific accuracy. ref name Rice 2010 10 Harvnb Rice ... were privately organized and financed but by the second half of the century these scientific expeditions ... themselves. ref name Rice 2010 290 Chronology of voyages This compendium of voyages of scientific exploration provides an overview of maritime scientific research carried out at the time of the Age ... in 1767 Considered the first scientific voyage undertaken by the British Navy its primary purpose ... aims in the fur trade between the northwest American coast and China. Captain tienne Marchand ..., that Spain abandon the military domination of its colonies in favour of a Federation. The scientific ... of Australia. The work of scientific observation was interrupted due to damage and many specimens ... 1793 1870 1822 1825 French ship Astrolabe 1811 La Coquille The Government prefers to give the scientific ... family Valentine Starbuck Capt. Valentine Starbuck , an American whaler who had sighted the island ... in chief of the Pacific Station South American station , gave command of the Beagle to his ... Auguste Adolphe Marc Reynaud 1804 ? 1829 La Cyb le Scientific exploration was placed under the direction ...   more details



  1. 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land

    orphan date December 2009 In February 1948, a team of Australian and American researchers and support staff came together in northern Australia to begin, what was then, one of the largest scientific expeditions ever to have taken place in this country the American Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land also known as the Arnhem Land Expedition . Today it remains one of the most significant, most ambitious and least understood expeditions ever mounted ref name May, Sally K 2009 May, Sally K. in press 2009. Collecting Indigenous Cultures myth, politics and collaboration in the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition. California Altamira ref . Seventeen men and women journeyed across the remote region ... National Gallery of Victoria Further reading Mountford, C. P. Ed. . 1956 . Records of the American Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, Vol. 1 Art, Myth and Symbolism. Melbourne Melbourne University Press. Mountford, C. P. Ed. . 1960 . Records of the American Australian Scientific Expedition ..., C. P., and Specht, R. Eds. . 1958 . Records of the American Australian Scientific Expedition .... Ed. . 1964 . Records of the American Australian scientific expedition to Arnhem Land, Vol. 4 Zoology ...? Acquiring the American Australian Scientific Expedition Ethnographic Collection 1948, Unpublished B.A. ... Barks A Gift from the American Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 1948. In Lynne ... Geographic, 96 3 , 417 30. Jones, C. 1987 . The toys of the American Australian Scientific Expedition ... Exploring the Legacy of the 1948 American Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land International ... id 15&nav id 1971 Notes and references references DEFAULTSORT 1948 American Australian Scientific Expedition ... of the Commonwealth of Australia . In the wake of the expedition came volumes of scientific publications, kilometres of film, thousands of photographs, tens of thousands of scientific specimens, and a vast ... Limited. Clarke, A. 1998 . Engendered fields The language of the 1948 American Australian expedition ...   more details



  1. Scientific Australian

    Scientific Australian may refer to Scientific Australian 1895 Scientific Australian 1963 Scientific Australian 1977 disambig ...   more details



  1. Yale Scientific

    Yale Scientific Magazine is published quarterly by undergraduate Yale University students since 1894. It was founded at the Sheffield Scientific School and was the first student magazine devoted to the sciences. It is currently the nation s oldest collegiate science quarterly. Until 1927 it was called Yale Sheffield Monthly . http www.eng.yale.edu eng150 timeline 1921.html Currently with over 100 students involved in all aspects of the magazine which include writing, editorial, production, art, multimedia, website, and business teams and about 2,000 subscribers around the world, Yale Scientific Magazine is expanding its initiatives on campus, online, and in the New Haven community. Article topics covered by this publication range from tissue engineered vascular grafts to the effects of cyclones on global warming to the science of art restoration, as Yale Scientific Magazine covers all realms of science, math, and engineering at Yale and beyond. As the premier science publication on campus, Yale Scientific Magazine continues its mission to serve the Yale community by presenting the scientific, medical, and engineering activities at the University in an honest and unbiased manner. External links http research.yale.edu ysm Yale Scientific homepage Category American magazines Category Science and technology magazines Category Yale University sci mag stub ...   more details



  1. Scientific freedom

    and associations AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility American Association for the Advancement ...Freedom Scientific freedom is the idea of freedom in the sense of Freedom of thought and Freedom of the press applied to natural science, in particular the practices of scientific research and discourse, mainly by publication. The ideal is promoted by many organizations of scientists, and is the subject of article 15 3 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights . One classic defence of the idea is in Michael Polanyi s book, Personal Knowledge 1958 . Polanyi criticized the common view that the scientific method is purely objective and generates objective knowledge. Polanyi cast this view as a misunderstanding of the scientific method and of the nature of scientific inquiry, generally. He argued that scientists do and must follow personal passions in appraising facts and in determining which scientific questions to investigate. He concluded that a structure of liberty is essential for the advancement of science that the freedom to pursue science for its own sake is a prerequisite for the production of knowledge through peer review and the scientific method . ref cite book author Michael Polanyi title Personal Knowledge year 1958 isbn 0773491503 ref Polanyi subsequently co founded the Society for Freedom in Science . ref cite journal doi 10.1007 BF01102181 author William McGucken year 1978 title On Freedom and Planning in Science The Society for Freedom in Science ... Knowledge Progress and Priorities cite journal author J. T. Edsall title Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Report of the AAAS Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility journal Science ... cite journal author W. P. Metzger title Academic Freedom and Scientific Freedom journal Daedalus journal Daedalus volume 107 issue 2 date Spring 1978 pages 93&ndash 114 cite book title Ethics of Scientific ... stub es Libertad de Ciencia ur Scientific freedom ...   more details



  1. Scientific communication

    Scientific communication is a part of information science and the sociology of science which study researchers use of formal and informal information channels, their communicative roles e.g., gatekeepers , the utilization of the formal publication system and similar issues. See also science communication Literature Bj rk, B.C. 2005 . A lifecycle model of the scientific communication process. LEARNED PUBLISHING, 18 3 , 165 176. Fjordback S ndergaard, Trine Andersen, Jack & Hj rland, Birger 2003 . Documents and the communication of scientific and scholarly information. Revising and updating the UNISIST model. Journal of Documentation, 59 3 , 278 320. Available at http web.archive.org web 20050320083023 http www.db.dk bh UNISIST.pdf Hurd, J. M. 2000 . The transformation of scientific communication A model for 2020. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 51 14 , 1279 1283. Kling, R. & McKim, G. 2000 . Not just a matter of time Field differences and the shaping of electronic media in supporting scientific communication. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE, 51 14 , 1306 1320. Nelson, C. E. & Pollock, D. K. Eds. . 1970 . Communication Among Scientists and Engineers. Lexington, Massachusetts Health Lexington Books. Meadows, A. J. 1974 . Communication in Science. London Butterworths. Meadows, A. J. 1998 . Communicating Research. San Diego, CA Academic Press. Vickery, B. 2000 . Scientific Communication in History. Lanham, MD Scarecrow Press. Wojick, D. E. Warnick, W. L. Carroll, B. C. & Crowe, J. 2006 . The Digital Road to Scientific Knowledge Diffusion. A Faster, Better Way to Scientific Progress? Commentary. D Lib Magazine, 12 6 . Available at http www.dlib.org dlib june06 wojick 06wojick.html Category Information science Category Science studies ...   more details



  1. Gerber Scientific

    Gerber Scientific Inc. NYSE GRB , located in Tolland, Connecticut , is the parent of companies which provide end to end customer solutions Clarify me date December 2008 to the world s sign making and specialty graphics, ophthalmic lens processing, and apparel and flexible materials industries. They also supply purpose built software to integrate with their hardware systems. The original company, called Gerber Scientific Instrument Co., was founded in 1948 by Joseph Gerber . Companies include Gerber Scientific Products which builds Sign Making and specialty graphics systems Spandex company Spandex which supplies sign making and digital print hardware, software and materials Gerber Technology which builds and supplies apparel and flexible material systems and Gerber Coburn which builds and supplies Ophthalmic Lens processing systems. As of January 1, 2011 Gerber Coburn had become Coburn Technologies, a stand alone entity. External links http www.gerberscientific.com about gerber history.htm History of Gerber Scientific http invention.smithsonian.org resources fa gerber index.aspx Gerber Scientific Instrument Company Records, 1911 1998 Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at Smithsonian Institution s National Museum of American History Category Companies based in Hartford County, Connecticut Category South Windsor, Connecticut US company stub ...   more details



  1. Scientific consensus

    Scientific consensus is the collective judgment, position, and opinion of the scientific community community of scientist s in a Scientific discipline particular field of study. Consensus implies general agreement, though not necessarily unanimity . Scientific consensus is not by itself a scientific argument, and it is not part of the scientific method . Nevertheless, consensus may be based on both scientific arguments and the scientific method. ref http www.greenfacts.org glossary abc consensus.htm ... and Peter Bearman, http asr.sagepub.com content 75 6 817.full.pdf html The Temporal Struture of Scientific Consensus Formation American Sociological Review 75 6 December 2010 p. 817 840. Accessed 18 December 2010. ref On occasion, scientific institutes issue position statements intended to communicate a summary of the science from the inside to the outside of the scientific community. In cases where ... is can be quite straightforward. Scientific consensus may be invoked in popular or political debate ... the scientific community, such as evolution ref Cite web title Statement on the Teaching of Evolution url http www.aaas.org news releases 2006 pdf 0219boardstatement.pdf publisher American Association ... and historical theories as to how scientific consensus changes over time. Because the history of scientific change is extremely complicated, and because there is a tendency to project winners and losers onto the past in relation to our current scientific consensus, it is very difficult to come up with accurate and rigorous models for scientific change. ref name Pickering 1993 Cite book last ... of scientific change rely on new data produced by scientific experiment . The philosopher Karl Popper proposed that since no amount of experiments could ever prove a scientific theory, but a single experiment could disprove one, all scientific progress should be based on a process of falsifiability ... name PopperLSR Cite book last Popper first Karl Raimund authorlink Karl Popper title The Logic of Scientific ...   more details



  1. Scientific Anglers

    infobox company name Scientific Anglers logo File ScientificAnglersLogo.jpg 160px caption type genre fate predecessor successor foundation 1945 founder Leon Martuch,Clare Harris, and Paul Rottiers defunct location city location country location St. Paul, Minnesota Midland, Michigan locations area served International key people industry Fishing Tackle products Fishing Tackle services revenue operating income net income aum assets equity owner num employees parent 3M divisions subsid homepage footnotes intl Scientific Anglers is a fly fishing company specializing in a variety of fly fishing tackle products. Scientific Anglers is noted for the invention of PVC coated floating Fly fishing tackle Fly lines fly line and continued innovations in fly line cores and coatings. Scientific Anglers s products currently include a variety of lines, fly boxes, reels, and fly fishing educational materials. History Scientific Anglers was founded in 1945 in Midland, Michigan. Scientific Anglers notable developments include the introduction of PVC coated designs of contemporary floating fly lines in 1952 and the development of sinking fly lines in 1960. ref http www.scientificanglers.com about sa history ref . Their introduction of PVC coated fly lines was largely responsible for the decline of the old line sizing system that used letters HCH to designate the taper and weight of silk fly lines. Because PVC coated lines were signiicantly different from silk lines, a new system evolved that identified lines with their grain weight in the first 30 feet of line i.e. 5 wgt and a two letter designation DT Double Taper , ST Single Taper or WF Weight Forward to identify the line taper ref cite book last Herd first Andrew Dr title The Fly publisher Medlar Press location Ellesmere, Shropshire year 2001 ... title American Fly Fishing A History year 1996 publisher The Easton Press location Norwalk, Connecticut pages 209 211 isbn ref . Scientific Anglers is subsidiary of 3M Company , and currently has design ...   more details



  1. Scientific romance

    graphite underdrawing, c. 1883, digitally restored. Scientific romance is a bygone name for what is now ... science fiction. The earliest noteworthy use of the term scientific romance is believed to have been ... in several significant ways from American science fiction writers of the time. Most notably, the British ... . Even in Scientific Romances that did not involve vast stretches of time, the issue of whether ..., our exploration of other planets will tend to do them more harm than good and most Scientific ... British authors such as Eric Frank Russell who were intentionally writing science fiction for American publication. At that point, British writers who used the term scientific romance did so either because ... date March 2008 Citation needed date January 2008 After World War II , the influence of American science fiction caused the term Scientific Romance to lose favor, a process accelerated by the fact that few writers of Scientific Romance considered themselves Scientific Romance writers, instead viewing themselves as just writers or, on occasion, scientists who occasionally happened to write a Scientific Romance. Even so, the Scientific Romance era writers influence persisted in British science fiction, and indeed had some impact on the American variety. Revival of the term Starting in the late ..., for example, used or alluded to the term scientific romance in some of his novels. The contemporary use of the term also includes authors who, like the original Scientific Romance writers , do not consider themselves to be science fiction or scientific romance authors. English historian Ronald Wright , for instance, wrote the Wells pastiche or homage A Scientific Romance A Novel. http www.amazon.com ... sub genre, but there are notable differences between the two modern scientific romances typically .... Modern Scientific Romances are not of any form of punk or cyberpunk . See also Edisonade Romanticism ... http www.parsec sff.org con00 books.html The Victorian Bookshelf The First Century of the Scientific ...   more details



  1. Scientific Lazzaroni

    The Scientific Lazzaroni is a self mocking name adopted by Alexander Dallas Bache and his group of scientists ref ...a tiny leadership body of American scientists, jovially called the Lazzaroni Italian for beggars. Bache was the chief of this science and intelligence grouping. http american almanac.tripod.com prometh2.htm American Prometheus The American System ref who flourished before and up to the American Civil War , then gained greater support and laid the foundation for the United States National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences . The National Academy did not, however, solve the problems facing a nation plunged in Civil War as the Lazzaroni had hoped, nor did it centralize American scientific efforts. These Lazzaroni were mostly professional physical scientists, interested in geophysical problems, who admitted a few kindred souls from other fields to their ranks. Their interests and range of influence extended to all of the sciences and included much of the research performed in universities and the government. They were consciously promoting the development of a professional scientific community in America. The Lazzaroni in the United States actually existed in the 1850s and a little before, though the name was not always the same as the group changed and grew. The members of the Lazzaroni wanted only university educated scientists, at one point, so as to create a pure science for America. Therefore, the scientists that did not match up to the code and oath ... scientific position. They used their influence together, a group of top scientists against any one individual. TOC The following is a partial list of Lazzaroni and their opponents. List of The American ... years which clashed with the Navy Observatory over Smithson s money for professional scientific ... of the scientific Lazzaroni and the National NAS scientific group formed to watch over the nation ... Cataloging in Publication Data Miller, Lillian B. Nuttall Notes references Category Scientific ...   more details



  1. Scientific literacy

    Globalize US date September 2011 Scientific literacy encompasses scientific writing written , mathematics ... , its scientific method methodology , observation s, and scientific theory theories . Definition According to the United States National Center for Education Statistics, scientific literacy is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making ... and reasoning as well as basic scientific facts and their meaning ask, find, or determine answers ... conversation about the validity of the conclusions identify scientific issues underlying national ... evaluate the quality of scientific information on the basis of its source and the methods used to generate ... By contrast, scientific literacy is now taken to mean that everyone should have a working knowledge ... for Science Literacy . ref harvnb American Association for the Advancement of Science 1993 ref Initial ... more contemporary, systems oriented views of the natural world, leading to scientific literacy ... world. Types The interdependence of humans and our natural environment is at the heart of scientific ... definition of scientific literacy. Second, a set of concepts are listed, organized into six to nine ... school. Current educational efforts in Earth systems literacy tend to focus more on the scientific ... goal. The theme of science in a socially relevant context appears in many discussions of scientific ... ref Attitudes as part of scientific literacy Attitudes about science can have a significant effect on scientific literacy. In education theory , understanding of content lies in the cognitive domain ... of ocean literacy . ref harvnb Cudaback 2008 ref Promoting and measuring Proponents of scientific ... to promote scientific literacy among students abound, including several programs sponsored by technology ... attempted to compare the scientific literacy of adults in different countries these studies tend to find that scientific literacy in the United States is not measurably different from the OECD average ...   more details



  1. Scientific language

    Or see Scientific terminology . In computer programming , a scientific language is a programming language optimized for the use of mathematical formula s and matrix mathematics matrices . Though these functions can be performed using any language, they are more easily expressed in scientific languages. Scientific languages include ALGOL , FORTRAN , and APL programming language APL . References http www.pcmag.com encyclopedia term 0,2542,t scientific language&i 50874,00.asp Category Programming paradigms Compu lang stub ...   more details



  1. Scientific priority

    in Scientific Discovery A Chapter in the Sociology of Science , American Sociological Review ... in Science , The American Journal of Psychology , Vol.39, Nos.1 4, December 1927 , pp.  70 ..., Fall 2000 , pp.  499 506. See also List of scientific priority disputes Multiple discovery Stigler s law Priority right in patent law Category Scientific method science stub it Priorit scientifica ...   more details



  1. Scientific philosophy

    Scientific philosophy may refer to Logical empiricism Experimental philosophy For philosophical issues raised by science, see philosophy of science . disambig ...   more details



  1. Scientific politics

    Unreferenced date January 2009 Liberalism sidebar Scientific politics was a late 19th century political theory based on the positivism positivist philosophy of Auguste Comte . Proponents of scientific politics advocated a society and political system that was to be organized in accordance with the laws of nature. Scientific politics was considered to be a sort of liberalism , more specifically conservative liberalism . Proponents of scientific politics rejected liberal jacobinism , and sought to replace revolution with evolution . They rejected classical liberal notions like individual rights , natural law and constitutionalism as metaphysics metaphysical and disruptive to social and political evolution. They were willing to sacrifice political liberties such as universal suffrage in order to foster Social order order and social and political progress, which were considered prerequisites for the existence of liberty . Nonetheless proponents of scientific politics didn t consider themselves to be opponents of liberalism, but rather its heirs. They shared the liberal views in support of republicanism , secularism and the importance of progress. Some, but not all, proponents of scientific politics also espoused social darwinism . Most proponents of scientific politics could be found in France , Spain and Latin America . The rule of Porfirio D az in Mexico and Juan Vicente G mez in Venezuela was justified by their supporters using the theories of scientific politics. The national motto of Brazil , Order and Progress Ordem e Progresso , was one of the main adages of scientific politics. DEFAULTSORT Scientific Politics Category Political theories Poli stub ...   more details



  1. Scientific skepticism

    Carl Sagan Scientific skepticism is the practice of questioning the veracity of claims lacking empirical ... is also called rational skepticism American and British English spelling differences Miscellaneous ... . The term scientific skepticism appears to have originated in the work of Carl Sagan , first in Contact ... year 1998 location pages 320 url doi isbn 0345379187 ref Scientific skepticism is different from ... and how we perceive it. Scientific skepticism primarily uses deductive argument s to evaluate claims which lack a suitable evidential basis. The New Skepticism described by Paul Kurtz is scientific ... url doi isbn 0879757663 ref Overview Scientific skeptics believe that empirical investigation of reality leads to the truth , and that the scientific method is best suited to this purpose. Considering the rigor of the scientific method, science itself may simply be thought of as an organized form of skepticism. This does not mean that the scientific skeptic is necessarily a scientist who conducts ... her view likely to be true based on testable hypotheses and critical thinking . Scientific ... they consider to be implausible, dubious or clearly contradictory to generally accepted science . Scientific ... evidence in their favor before they could be accepted as having validity. From a scientific ... al results. Skepticism is part of the scientific method for instance an experimental result is not regarded ... Wudka first Jose authorlink coauthors title What is the scientific method? work publisher year 1998 ... by science , and so an ability to balance critical thinking with an appreciation for Scientific .... For instance, some proponents of repressed memories apply the scientific method carefully ... dissociation, amnesia, and corroboration journal American Journal of Psychiatry volume 156 issue ... scientific consensus . ref name McNally2004 cite journal author McNally, R.J. year 2004 title The Science ... or scientific skeptics do not profess philosophical skepticism . Whereas a philosophical skeptic ...   more details



  1. Barloworld Scientific

    Barloworld Scientific Ltd. was the of United Kingdom UK s largest manufacturer s of scientific equipment and laboratory supplies. In 2007, the company was purchased by Nova Capital Ltd and now trades under the names SciLabware Limited glassware , and reusable plastics , Bibby Scientific benchtop scientific equipment , Bibby Sterlin Ltd. single use disposable plasticware and Carbolite furnaces , ovens & Incubator culture incubators . External links http www.Barloworld Scientific.com Company website http www.Carbolite.com Carbolite website http www.bibby scientific.com Bibby Scientific website http www.scilabware.com SciLabware Limited website Category Technology companies of the United Kingdom Category Research support companies Category Laboratory equipment manufacturers UK company stub fi Barloworld Scientific ...   more details




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