Credit: ESA/J. Huart, 2011 |
Topics: European Space Agency, Space Exploration, Spaceflight
Space.com: Europe's Experimental Mini-Space Shuttle to Launch Wednesday, by Elizabeth Howell, Space.com contributor
Credit: ESA/J. Huart, 2011 |
Topics: European Space Agency, Space Exploration, Spaceflight
Space.com: Europe's Experimental Mini-Space Shuttle to Launch Wednesday, by Elizabeth Howell, Space.com contributor
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1. Ernest Everett Just. (2015). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 03:26, Jan 27, 2015, from http://www.biography.com/people/ernest-everett-just-9359195.
2. Lambda Gamma Gamma, Omega Psi Phi: Dr. Ernest Everett Just
The quickest way to solve a maze exploits both quantum and classical processes, say physicists who have demonstrated the effect for the first time. |
Topics: Biology, Photonics, Quantum Biology, Quantum Mechanics
Abstract
Physics arXiv: Fast Escape from Quantum Mazes in Integrated Photonics
Filippo Caruso, Andrea Crespi, Anna Gabriella Ciriolo, Fabio Sciarrino, Roberto Osellame
{Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun was one of the many works the FBI reviewed before publication.}
Newly declassified documents from the FBI reveal how the US federal agency under J Edgar Hoover monitored the activities of dozens of prominent African American writers for decades, devoting thousands of pages to detailing their activities and critiquing their work.
Hi there!!!
I am new here (2015) but hope to share and looking forward to participating on this site! Lots here to get acquainted with.
In 2013 I self-published a short story compilation called "Flight of Fantasy Collection" which I hope to republish (long story). I also published a novella - "First Lost Risen" (2013) - which is currently only available in ebook format on Amazon. I had some time on my hands and went through various stuff I'd written over the years and found I had quite a few stories in the sci/fantasy genre so I decided to do something about it.
I'm currently putting a programme together for here in the UK to get out and about again following a series of setbacks. I also write stories around female related issues, so there's a lot that I draw from around the challenges life throws at us! I'm basically a spiritual type of person and I think that comes through in some of my work. I've given away loads of books and mostly people of African descent, tell me that before they read my work, they'd never read any science fiction but would certainly read more. Well, I don't represent the whole of sci/fantasy writing so I hope they get on well with the diversity that's out there!!!
One Love
Patricia
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http://www.indyplanet.com/front/product/103860/
Source: Princeton.edu |
Topics: Nobel Prize, Particle Physics, Passage, K-meson, Symmetry
From NobelPrize.org:
A Small but Clear Lack of Symmetry
Nobel Prize in Physics 1980:
James Watson Cronin (student), Val Logsdon Fitch (professor)
News at Princeton:
Nobel Laureate and Princeton physicist Val Fitch dies at age 91
Catherine Zandonella
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The History Makers: Emmett Chappelle
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Alternet: 9 Craziest Claims Made by Anti-Vaxxers, Cliff Weathers
NY Times: The Dangers of Pseudoscience, Massimo Pigliucci and Maarten Boudry
In 1945, the town of Four Corners, Georgia found they were having babies born with four-arms. It happened on the black side of town first, and they tried to keep it a secret. until the first white babies were born with four-arms. Now the two sides of the town had to come together to save itself and regain its balance.
More at:
http://blacksciencefictionsociety.com/page/book-of-the-month
http://mythicallegends.com/index.php/2013-03-11-06-01-03
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CBSNEWS: The Secret Meaning of Money, Mark Jaffe
Money Ed: The Meaning of Money
Daniel Hale Williams. (2015). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 03:05, Jan 26, 2015, from http://www.biography.com/people/daniel-hale-williams-9532269.
Space.com: The Spaceships of 'Interstellar' Explained |
Let me start by saying, I'm a frugal dude with my finances but this project is something I think we should stand behind (if you can afford it). This is our history in film , our POV in visual narrative at a time when mainstream cinema presented Blacks as the help, some type of coon-ish joke or some other form degradation. I'm a collector of sorts and this is definitely one for the film collection. check it out... I hope you enjoy and support (donations can be as low as $5).
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kinolorber/pioneers-of-african-american-cinema?ref=nav_search
Genius Issues 1 - 5
(W) Adam Freeman & Marc Bernardin
(A) Afua Richardson
What if the greatest military mind of our generation was born to a people who are already supremely conditioned to wage war, who know nothing but violence since birth, and must continually adapt to new predators in order to survive? What if the second coming of Alexander the Great, of Genghis Khan, of Napoleon, of Patton...what if it was a teenaged girl from South Central, L.A. named Destiny? And what if she decides to secede three blocks of the ‘Hood from the Union? Who is going to take it back from her and her army of gangbangers? Who CAN?
More at:
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https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/genius-1
Image: University of Texas at Austin, Source: IEEE link below |
Extreme Tech:
Silicene could help create create an alternative to graphene with many of its benefits, Joel Hruska
Nature: Graphene's cousin silicene makes transistor debut, Mark Peplow
Spectrum IEEE: Transistor Made From Silicene for the First Time,
Dexter Johnston
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Charles Richard Drew was born on June 3, 1904, in Washington, D.C. He was an African-American physician who developed ways to process and store blood plasma in "blood banks." He directed the blood plasma programs of the United States and Great Britain in World War II, but resigned after a ruling that the blood of African-Americans would be segregated. He died on April 1, 1950.
Early Life
Drew grew up in Washington, D.C. as the oldest son of a carpet layer. In his youth, Drew showed great athletic talent. He won several medals for swimming in his elementary years, and later branched out to football, basketball and other sports. After graduating from Dunbar High School in 1922, Drew went to Amherst College on a sports scholarship. There, he distinguished himself on the track and football teams.
Drew completed his bachelor's degree at Amherst in 1926, but didn't have enough money to pursue his dream of attending medical school. He worked as a biology instructor and a coach for Morgan College, now Morgan State University, in Baltimore for two years. In 1928, he applied to medical schools and enrolled at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
At McGill University, Drew quickly proved to be a top student. He won a prize in neuroanatomy and was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha, a medical honor society. Graduating in 1933, Drew was second in his class and earned both Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery degrees. He did his internship and residency at the Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montreal General Hospital. During this time, Drew studied with Dr. John Beattie, and they examined problems and issues regarding blood transfusions.
In 1938, Drew received a Rockefeller Fellowship to study at Columbia University and train at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. There, he continued his exploration of blood-related matters with John Scudder. Drew developed a method for processing and preserving blood plasma, or blood without cells. Plasma lasts much longer than whole blood, making it possible to be stored or "banked" for longer periods of time. He discovered that the plasma could be dried and then reconstituted when needed. His research served as the basis of his doctorate thesis, "Banked Blood," and he received his doctorate degree in 1940. Drew became the first African-American to earn this degree from Columbia.
As World War II raged in Europe, Drew was asked to head up a special medical effort known as "Blood for Britain." He organized the collection and processing of blood plasma from several New York hospitals, and the shipments of these life-saving materials overseas to treat causalities in the war. According to one report, Drew helped collect roughly 14,500 pints of plasma.
In 1941, Drew worked on another blood bank effort, this time for the American Red Cross. He worked on developing a blood bank to be used for U.S. military personnel. But not long into his tenure there, Drew became frustrated with the military's request for segregating the blood donated by African Americans. At first, the military did not want to use blood from African Americans, but they later said it could only be used for African-American soldiers. Drew was outraged by this racist policy, and resigned his post after only a few months.
Charles Drew. (2015). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 01:49, Jan 26, 2015, from http://www.biography.com/people/charles-drew-9279094.
Zoomed-in image from the Dark Energy Camera of the center of the globular star cluster 47 Tucanae, which lies about 17,000 light years from Earth. Credit: Dark Energy Survey Collaboration. |
Argonne National Laboratories:
Dark energy camera to probe universe’s biggest mysteries
Available now at amazon.com
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