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| NEWSLETTER - JULY 11 |
| Before you look at today's web page, see if you can answer some of these questions about the events that happened on July 11. 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 |
| Theodore Maiman, born on 11 July 1927, was an American physicist. He began working with electronic devices in his teens, while earning college money by repairing electrical appliances and radios. In 1960, he developed, demonstrated, and patented a device that produces monochromatic coherent light. What is this device? |
| Alfred Binet, born 11 Jul 1857, was a French psychologist who was a pioneer in the field of intelligence testing of the normal mind. He took a different approach than most psychologists of his day: he was interested in the workings of the normal mind rather than the pathology of mental illness. He wanted to find a way to measure the ability to think and reason. What new expression resulted from his work? |
| Deaths |
| William Shippen, Jr., who died 11 Jul 1808, was the first systematic teacher of anatomy, surgery, and obstetrics in the United States. In 1762 he established the first American maternity hospital in Philadelphia. Why did his teaching cause local animosity, even mobbing? |
| Events |
| On 11 Jul 1892, the U.S. Patent Office decided which person was the first inventor of the electric light carbon for the incandescent lamp. Who was the first inventor of this device? |
| On 11 Jul 1985, a novel new application for zippers was announced by Dr. H. Harlan Stone this day. What was this new use for a zipper? |
| 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 11 web page Or, try this link first for just the brief answers. |
| Fast answers for the previous newsletter for July 10: antiproton; cat-box filler; Neptune; Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre; 1962; helium. |
| Feedback |
| If you enjoy this newsletter, the website, or wish to offer encouragement or ideas, please use the feedback link on the website. |
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