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In recognition of his contributions
to both the amateur science community and the
Society for Amateur Scientists, SAS established
the Arthur T. Winfree Lecture in 2003 to be given
at the SAS annual conventions by a speaker invited
by SAS.
His column, "Adventures
in Discovery" consisted of a series of exercises,
conundrums, questions, and recollections through
which Winfree expounded the process of scientific
discovery, while not losing sight of the fun of
it.
The Arthur T. Winfree Lecture
will seek to continue expounding the process and
the fun of discovery by inviting others involved
in science to offer their insights into this process.
Lectures are to focus on learning how to discover,
realizing the joy of investigation and, through
scientific inquiry, understanding how nature works.
Lecturers will be selected and
invited by the SAS leadership.
The inaugural
Winfree Lecture was delivered by aviation pioneer
Paul MacCready (above) at the 2nd Annual Citizen
Science Conference, which was held at Caltech
in July, 2003. |
