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Preparing the Future

Denise Greaves, Ph.D.


One thing I have learned this summer is the importance of carrying a camera wherever and whenever possible.

Editorial: How Benjamin Franklin Transformed a Simple Observation into a Discovery
by Forrest M. Mims III

Forrest Mims' World of Science
by Forrest M. Mims III

Backscatter. Views and responses from TCS readers.

Wanderings with Ralph Coppola

Eye on the Sky: The November Sky by Paul Curtin

The First Scientific American: Benjamin Franklin And the Pursuit of Genius

Justin McHenry, Research Director for IndexCreditCards.com

I've always been a Benjamin Franklin fan, but I guess I've always admired the caricature of Franklin: from the rags-to-riches Poor Richard writing witty sayings in his almanacs to the benevolent old founding father who charmed the ladies in France.

Society for Amateur Scientists Holds 2006 Meeting

John Powell Receives the 2006 Benjamin Franklin Citizen Scientist Award

Report from the Fourth National Citizen Science Conference

The Fourth Citizen Science Conference Photo Album: The Poster Session

Aaron Muderick Writes About Amateur Science in The New York Times

Penicillium Cultivation Methods

Allan Rydberg

This easy to make circuit will provide pulses at a highly accurate rate of one per second (1 Hz).

The circuit is based on a common quartz clock movement that seems to be in most of today's wall clocks. A suitable movement can be salvaged from a clock or purchased new from a hobby shop.

The SAS Citizen Scientist Observatory Registry

A White Paper by Sheldon Greaves, Ph.D.

First submitted 08 April 2004Updated 21 August 2006

This project has two purposes. First, to create a community where science enthusiasts can enter their area of interest by observing— something that most people would not consider beyond their capabilities. Second, it would build a collection of useful data to be consulted by both amateur and professional scientists on a range of subjects.

This Week at Hilton Pond

Bill Hilton Jr.

Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
York, South Carolina 29745 USA

Do natural history field trips belong in the public or private school curriculum? For folks interested in birds and bugs or flowers and trees the answer is pretty obvious. This particular photo essay is devoted to one school's Guided Field Trips at Hilton Pond and some of the benefits they derived.

Octopus--Beautiful AND Intelligent

E. Norbert Smith, Ph.D.
Email: DocGater@aol.com
Website: www.NorbertSmith.com

Let me share a personal story about a pet octopus I once had. But first, here is some background from Dr. James B. Wood's Cephalopod page, which he has kindly allowed me to use in this article.

Remembering James S. Kerr, Founder of the American Basic Science Club

James S. Kerr, the founder of American Basic Science Club, was a Texas amateur scientist who influenced many thousands of young people across the United States to pursue careers in science and engineering through his popular line of science kits. The Citizen Scientist is grateful to The San Antonio Express-News for permission to reproduce its 24 September 2006 obituary of James S. Kerr. We are also grateful to Sam Cancilla of Sams Toybox, who kindly allowed us to reproduce two photographs of an American Basic Science Club kit from his web site. Editor.

   
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