Swinney saying all the right things Nov 22, 2009
He cited Sir Isaac Newton, the legacy of 9/11 and the troops in Afghanistan. He went on and on -- barely taking a breath -- for nine minutes before finally wrapping it up. (The Augusta Chronicle)
God, why didn't you say that before Joe? Nov 10, 2009
Yet, to those people, it is worth pointing out that Sir Isaac Newton, who, thanks to his discovery of gravity, his explanation of the true nature of light, his construction of the first reflecting telescope, not to mention his advances in mathematics, possessed history's finest scientific mind, studied the so-called Chronology for most of his very long life. His findings were published after his death, in The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
MCG's upward trajectory Nov 8, 2009
One of the first things I did when I accepted Chancellor Erroll B. Davis' offer to become the interim president of the Medical College of Georgia was to learn about what makes this institution great. Perhaps you've heard the numbers that reflect MCG's growth under former President Daniel W. Rahn's leadership -- a 48-percent increase in applicants, a 25-percent increase in enrollment, and a 21-percent increase in graduates. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Would downtown living help Columbus? Oct 23, 2009
Sir Isaac Newton Oct 22, 2009 2:55 PM RE: Fire Code. Gravity makes for a wonderful fire escape. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Stephen Hawking's successor named Oct 22, 2009
The Lucasian Professorship was established in 1663 and previous holders have included Sir Isaac Newton. The post was founded in 1663 by Henry Lucas, who was Cambridge University's Member of Parliament from 1639 to 1640, and was officially established by King Charles II on January 18, 1664. (Xinhuanet, China)
Green to succeed Hawking at top Cambridge post Oct 21, 2009
Earlier scientists who held the Lucasian professorship included Sir Isaac Newton. Green already holds the John Humphrey Plummer Professorship of Theoretical Physics at the university. (India Times, India)
Grenville’s ‘The Lieutenant’ modeled after life of English soldier, scientist William Dawes Oct 18, 2009
Just as Stott s previous novel Ghostwalk taught us much about 17th-century England and Sir Isaac Newton, so The Coral Thief folds into its lively plot many of the political, philosophical, and scientific debates of 19th-century France. Even Napoleon himself is slyly incorporated, appearing in lyrically rendered, melancholy scenes that relieve the galloping narrative and that chart the emperor s voyage to St. Helena. (Boston Globe)
A brave new brand of science Oct 17, 2009
"Scientists of the eminence of Sir Isaac Newton worked on all aspects of nature. However, with increasing need for specialised tools and rules, the Pangaea-like Super-continent of Science began to break up. These became smaller continents and later turned into islands of progressively hypertrophied super-specialties ," Dr Vahia added, acknowledging simultaneously the existence of a reverse trend of breakthroughs and tectonic field shifts achieved with 'mergers and acquisitions' across... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Cambridge University Eight Centurie... Oct 9, 2009
Among the great names associated with Cambridge are Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Francis Crick and James Watson (DNA), Charles Babbage (the first computers) and Stephen Hawking (astrophysics). Cambridge is also where the first 3D computer game was written and the original webcam developed. (Suite101.com)
Hawking gives up academic title Oct 1, 2009
Previous holders of the title, founded by MP Henry Lucas in 1663, include Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Babbage, Sir Joseph Larmor and Sir James Lighthill. Prof Hawking, who began work in Cambridge in 1962 and has held the Lucasian Professorship since 1979, is a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College. (BBC News -- Science)
Stephen Hawking Oct 1, 2009
Previous holders of the position include Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Babbage. The professor - who has motor neurone disease - sent Newsnight this audio essay. (BBC News -- Science)
Proven innocent Sep 10, 2009
" In a final homage to Prof Jeffreys, Mr Bloodsworth quoted Sir Isaac Newton: "Newton said: 'If I see furthest, it's because I've stood on the shoulders of giants. Jeffreys is one of those giants now, a phenomenal man. (BBC News -- Americas)
Endless forms most beautiful Sep 6, 2009
In fact, by the end of his life, Darwin was held in such high esteem he remains only one of five non-royal personages to be granted a state funeral in the 19th century and honoured with burial in Westminster Cathedral near Sir Isaac Newton and John Herschel. Darwins influence: Robert Farren responded to Charles Darwins theory of evolution with Duria Antiquior (An Earlier Dorset). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
P.S. On Hawking Aug 28, 2009
Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, a renowned post once held by Sir Isaac Newton. He's a best-selling author and one of the most famous people in the world. (Investors Business Daily)
Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Still A Go Aug 25, 2009
"You can blame Sir Isaac Newton on this," said Beutel. Essentially Space Shuttle Discovery simply needs to launch at just the right time so that two days later, it can meet up with the International Space Station and successfully dock. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Morgan sums up 20 years Aug 14, 2009
He also referred to the title of his 1990 speech, On the Shoulders of Giants, which comes from a quote from Sir Isaac Newton: If I have seen farther than others it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants. Newton made the remark upon the study of calculus, which Morgan called one of the most significant discoveries of modern mathematics. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Climate change consensus Aug 9, 2009
Geocentric cosmology continued to languish until the end of the 17th century, when it was snuffed out by an English heretic, Sir Isaac Newton. A more "enlightened" era gave us Trofim Lysenko. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Mother Of Decapitated Baby: I Didnt Mean To Do It Jul 30, 2009
Mother Of Decapitated Baby: I Didnt Mean To Do It. Mother Of Decapitated Baby: I Didnt Mean To Do It. (KWTX.com, TX)
How to Leverage the Gravity of Your Intranet Jul 25, 2009
Although, most of us remember it as Sir Isaac Newton getting hit on the head by an apple. We know that objects draw other objects in. (IntranetJournal)
Convicted sex offender arrested on T Jun 21, 2009
MEDFORD Tufts aims to reproduce Newton s apple Legend has it that Sir Isaac Newton devised his theory of gravitation after watching a falling apple. Now, professors and staff at Tufts University are working to grow an apple tree that traces back to Newton s English farm. (Boston Globe)
COMMENT: Let's Work Out Love May 30, 2009
Sir Isaac Newton used them to solve the ancient mystery of planetary motion. In so doing, he unified the heavens and the earth, showing that the same laws of motion applied to both. (India Times, India)
Sully grads told they can be ‘giants’ May 23, 2009
He cited the words of Sir Isaac Newton: If I can see further than anyone else, it is only because I am standing on the shoulders of giants, to trace his own educational and professional processes. Morales giants were his mother whose higher education path spanned 29 years, from community college to a Ph. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
A credit card as irresistible as you are May 21, 2009
"Yup. From the opening page: "Toxic assets" didn't fell the nation's economy. A toxic philosophy did. Thousands of people lost their homes, tens of thousands their jobs, and even more their retirement savings because of a stupefyingly naive belief in markets that self-regulate with minimal government supervision. Actually, Gary, I think that should be: Hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes and millions lost their jobs... But why quibble?Given the sudden prominence of antitrust in the... (Salon)
A fresh new dawn for trust-busters May 19, 2009
You can thank Sir Isaac Newton for Frankenfinance. By showing in the 17th century that the universe conforms to natural laws, he encouraged our age to see money as a branch of physics. (Salon)
Letters to the editor (5/19/09) May 19, 2009
I am proud to be in the faith company of Joseph Lister, Louis Pasteur, Johannes Kepler, Robert Boyle, Sir Isaac Newton, Blaise Pascal, George Cuvier, Charles Babbage, Lord Kelvin, Gregor Mendel, Louis Agassiz ... Sir Isaac Newton discovered the laws of gravity, invented calculus and published "The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy," one of the most influential books in the history of human thought. (Anchorage Daily News)
The ad-vantage of being seen or heard May 7, 2009
He also quoted Sir Isaac Newton s first law the Law of Inertia that states that a body persists in its state of rest, unless acted upon by an external force ... His presentation titled How Sir Isaac Newton and Bishop Berkeley Established The Importance of The Effie. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it May 2, 2009
Sir Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists in human history, was into alchemy and the occult. But that doesn't diminish his greatest contributions. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Market player Apr 13, 2009
Many prominent people lost huge investments, including the Master of the Mint, Sir Isaac Newton. And here he is in the Bank of England records, back in the market only three years after the bust, doing some short term in-and-outing of the annuities now backed by the Bank of England, part of the Bank's effective rescue for London's fledgling stock market. (BBC News -- Europe)
What alchemists got right about chemistry Mar 15, 2009
Robert Boyle and Sir Isaac Newton, fathers of modern chemistry and physics, were also serious students of alchemy ... The federal government has allocated nearly $1 million in grants for Newman to translate and publish Sir Isaac Newton's immense body of alchemical writings, which are slowly being put online. (Boston Globe)
God or no God Mar 5, 2009
Meanwhile, certain medical practitioners have formed an association in Canada to debunk the Evolution theory and though they are not Christians they have embraced the Creationism or the vIntelligent design" Alfred O: " In conclusion: Sir Isaac Newton was totally correct in his Observations. If the greatest scientist who ever lived had no problem believing the Bible, what excuse will evolutionists, atheists, agnostics, or other so called men of science have on Judgment Day. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
NHL Expert: Sather rollsdice Mar 5, 2009
The Blueshirts, falling faster than a puck hurled off the Empire State Building (I know, Sir Isaac Newton will be emailing), used the NHL's trade deadline to continue an on-the-fly makeover that GM Glen Sather hopes will right a whole bunch of wrongs that his team has brought to Broadway this season. Sather, his club still holding precariously to a playoff seed in the Eastern Conference, dealt on Wednesday for Nik Antropov, a tall and underperforming center/wing from Toronto, and Derek Morris, a... (MSNBC -- Sports)
LETTERS: NCT, March 2, 2009 Mar 2, 2009
" Just because you don't need a prescription, it does not mean that it is safe. Sometimes it's stronger than prescription medications.On the other hand, your product can be completely ineffective. Do yourself and your bank account a favor and research the various vitamins, herbs and supplements before purchasing.As for the doctor's visits, you can't avoid them. Routine visits are a must. From what I have seen, people wait too long to see their health care provider. Prevention is key, and will... (North County Times)
The Eighteenth Century Philosophes Feb 16, 2009
Many scientists took Bacon up on his offer; Copernicus, Descartes, Vesalius, Kepler, Galileo, Harvey, Boyle, a host of others, and, of course, Sir Isaac Newton. While Newton was not the first scientist, his works had a more profound impact on the course of mankind than any before him. (Suite101.com)
Pictures of the Renaissance Feb 10, 2009
Eva Timothy has said that folks like Sir Isaac Newton and Galileo were not much different than we are. "These people were not simply born to greatness. They were individuals who cultivated such a powerful sense of creative curiosity that nothing could stop them from fulfilling their desires for discovery." Satisfy your creative curiosity at the photographer's "Lost in Learning" visual investigation of the Renaissance through black and white photos of great historical figures positioned alongside... (Boston Globe)
Darwin celebrated, despite controversy, on 200th birthday Feb 10, 2009
He is buried at Westminster Abbey, not far from the tomb of Sir Isaac Newton. Source. (USA Today -- Tech)
Super-Earths point to crowded universe Feb 9, 2009
So, Sir Isaac Newton, it turns out, was no slouch: Amid his accomplishments in math, physics and optics, he prophesied the glut of planets discovered in the last two decades circling nearby stars. The 1713 edition of the venerable Astronomer Royal's Principia Mathematica describes our own solar system "this most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets" and speculates, "the fixed stars are the centers of other like systems.". (USA Today -- Tech)
