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| NEWSLETTER - JULY 14 |
| Before you look at today's web page, see if you can answer some of these questions about the events that happened on July 14. Some of the names are very familiar. Others will likely stump you. Tickle your curiosity with these questions, then check your answers on today's web page. |
| Quotations for Today |
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| QUIZ |
| Births |
| On 14 Jul 1857, an American man, now known as a household name was born. In 1893, he contributed $600 with three other men to start a farm implement company. The company produced threshing machine, band-cutter and self-feeder attachments invented by one of the founders of the company. Operations were housed in a abandoned, 30' by 40' stove works in Newton, Iowa. In 1907, a sideline to the farm equipment line was started, intended that this new product would solve seasonal slumps in the farm equipment business and fill the need for a home washing machine. Can you name this man? |
| Deaths |
| Sir William Perkin (1838-1907) was an English chemist and inventor, who in his youth was enthused about chemistry by attending public lectures by Faraday. While experimenting to synthesize quinine from a coal tar chemical, Perkins mixed aniline and sodium dichromate and unexpectedly found a dense colour, which he extracted with alcohol. He had discovered the first artificial dye. Textiles of his era were coloured from natural sources; his was a valuable alternative. At the age of 18, he patented the dye. His father invested in his efforts to manufacture the dye. It went on sale in 1857, and it became popular in France. By age 23 he was fathering a new synthetic organic chemical industry. He continued synthesis research. He was knighted in 1906. What was the colour of this first artificial dye? |
| A French physicist died on 14 Jul 1827, who had pioneered in optics and did much to establish the wave theory of light advanced by Thomas Young. Lenses based on his design and known by his name were used for the beams of lighthouses. Can you name this man? |
| Events |
| On 14 Jul 1965, the Mariner 4 satellite sent a transmission of the first close-up photograph of a certain heavenly body. It consisting of 8.3 dots per second of varying degrees of darkness. It depicted the regions on this body known as Cebrenia, Arcadia, and Amazonis. What was the body being photographed? |
| On 14 Jul of a certain year, the first patent for a liquid-fueled rocket design was granted to Dr Robert Hutchins Goddard. His first rocket reached a height of 12.5 metres. In which decade was this patent issued? |
| Answers |
| When you have your answers ready to all the questions above, you'll find all the information to check them, and more, on the July 14 web page of Today in Science History. Or, try this link first for just the brief answers. |
| Fast answers for the previous newsletter for July 13: Erno Rubik, Hungarian; first colour photographic plate; fresh citrus fruits and lemon juice; No. 1; the decade including the year 1977. |
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