Astronuc
Sep22-10, 07:14 PM
It's the birthday of physicist and chemist Michael Faraday, born in Newington Butts, England (1791). He had almost no formal schooling, but he taught himself by reading books about chemistry and physics while he worked as a bookbinder's errand boy. Young Faraday got the chance to go and hear four lectures by the famous physicist Humphry Davy. Later, Davy hired him as his assistant.
. . . . http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2010/09/22
It was on this day in 1888 that the first issue of National Geographic was published. The National Geographic Society had been formed earlier that year by an enthusiastic group of 33 gentlemen who were excited about maps, about traveling, about facts and ideas associated with geography. I can relate to that. As a youngster I spent hours perusing maps and reading geography and history books. My paternal grandfather had a subscription, so when we visited, I'd spend hours reading National Geographic. The first issue of National Geographic was a scholarly journal, it was very technical, had a plain cover, and it was sent to 200 charter members.
One of the founding members was young Alexander Graham Bell. When the National Geographic Society was losing money and membership hadn't increased, Bell thought that it should reach out to regular people.
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. . . . http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2010/09/22
It was on this day in 1888 that the first issue of National Geographic was published. The National Geographic Society had been formed earlier that year by an enthusiastic group of 33 gentlemen who were excited about maps, about traveling, about facts and ideas associated with geography. I can relate to that. As a youngster I spent hours perusing maps and reading geography and history books. My paternal grandfather had a subscription, so when we visited, I'd spend hours reading National Geographic. The first issue of National Geographic was a scholarly journal, it was very technical, had a plain cover, and it was sent to 200 charter members.
One of the founding members was young Alexander Graham Bell. When the National Geographic Society was losing money and membership hadn't increased, Bell thought that it should reach out to regular people.
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