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| NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 24 | |
| Before you look at today's web page, see if you can answer some of these questions about the events that happened on this day. 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. | |
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| Quotations for Today | |
| "I'm convinced that the best solutions are often the ones that are counterintuitive - that challenge conventional thinking - and end in breakthroughs. It is always easier to do things the same old way...why change? To fight this, keep your dissatisfaction index high and break with tradition. Don't be too quick to accept the way things are being done. Question whether there's a better way. Very often you will find that once you make this break from the usual way - and incidentally, this is probably the hardest thing to do -and start on a new track your horizon of new thoughts immediately broadens. New ideas flow in like water. Always keep your interests broad - don't let your mind be stunted by a limited view." (1988) - Nathaniel C. Wyeth (born 24 Oct 1911) "...beneath all the wealth of detail in a geological map lies an elegant, orderly simplicity." - J. Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geophysicist (born 24 Oct 1908) (source) "Simplicibus itaque verbis gaudet Mathematica Veritas, cum etiam per se simplex sit Veritatis oratio. (So Mathematical Truth prefers simple words since the language of Truth is itself simple.) (1596) - Tycho Brahe, astronomer (died 24 Oct 1601) | |
| QUIZ | |
| Births | |
| Nathaniel Wyeth, born 24 Oct 1911 was a US chemist and inventor, brother of distinguished American painter Andrew Wyeth. In 1973, a patent was issued to Nathaniel Wyeth for a new plastic beverage bottle; it was assigned to Du Pont. It used the first plastic strong enough to hold highly pressurized carbonated beverages without bursting, and safe enough to pass muster with the FDA. What was this plastic? | |
| A Dutch microscopist, born 24 Oct 1632, was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa. His researches on lower animals refuted the doctrine of spontaneous generation, and his observations helped lay the foundations for the sciences of bacteriology and protozoology. Can you name this scientist? | |
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| Tycho Brahe was an astronomer (1546-1601) whose work in developing astronomical instruments and in measuring and fixing the positions of stars paved the way for future discoveries. His observations - the most accurate possible before the invention of the telescope - included a comprehensive study of the solar system. What was his nationality? | |
| Events | |
| On 24 Oct 1939, at DuPont's Wilmington, Delaware nylon factory the a new product was sold to employees, the first of such items sold in the U.S. The fibre was strong, elastic, and did not absorb moisture. Nationwide sales began on 15 May 1940. What product was this item designed to replace? | |
| On 24 Oct 1851, William Lassell discovered Ariel and Umbriel, satellites of Uranus. Each were named after characters in literature. Can you name the single author from whose work contained the character names used to name the moons? | |
| 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 October 24 web page of Today in Science History. Or, try this link first for just the brief answers. | |
| Fast answers for the previous newsletter for October 23: the decade containing the year 1916; John Boyd Dunlop; 3.2 billion years; John Dalton. | |
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