Veritasium: Celsius Didn’t Invent Celsius. (YouTube) “Celsius never devised nor used the scale that now bears his name.”
Category Archives: History
Happy 100th Birthday, NPS!
I’ve been a longtime fan of the National Park Service in the USA which turns 100 years old today. Happy Birthday, and may you live for at least 100 more!
Deutsche Welle
Happy 100th birthday National Park Service.
“In Yellowstone, Yosemite, or the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service wants to bring visitors closer to unspoilt nature. On Thursday (August, 25th) this institution will be marking its 100th anniversary.”
Great article, but they got one thing wrong: The photo on top of the article shows “The Wave” which is indeed in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument as stated. However, unlike most National Parks and Monuments this is not managed by the National Park Service, who celebrate their 100th anniversary, but by the BLM, the Bureau of Land Management.
(Photo: “The Wave”, taken on our hike there in August 2012)
“Amerikas beste Idee“ : 100 Jahre National Park Service.
“Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon: Die urwüchsige Natur möglichst vielen Besuchern nahezubringen – das ist der Spagat, den der US-National Park Service versucht. Am Donnerstag (25.8.) wird die Institution 100 Jahre.”
Eins muss ich am Artikel kritisieren: Das Foto, das als Aufmacher dient, zeigt die Felsformation The Wave, die wie genannt im Vermilion Cliffs National Monument liegt. Im Gegensatz zu den meisten National Parks und Monuments wird dieses jedoch nicht vom National Park Service, der sein 100jähriges Bestehen feiert, verwaltet, sondern vom BLM, dem Bureau of Land Management.
(Photo: “Second Wave”, taken on our hike there in August 2012)
“Dances With Wolves” was one of the least interesting things he ever did
NPR The Two-Way: David Bald Eagle, Lakota Chief, Musician, Cowboy And Actor, Dies At 97.
Check out the MetaFilter thread with more interesting links. I haven’t had time to read them all, but I’m going to watch at least parts of Dave Bald Eagle Interview produced by the WoLakota Project.
“You can’t be sure where any search will lead.”
The Atlantic: Champagne in the Cellar.
“How I used the internet to find the man who saved my parents’ lives in a Budapest basement during World War II.” By John Temple.
“It all started with a question, one my parents had been unable to answer for 70 years.
What happened to the French doctor they had taken in during the Russian siege of Budapest? He was an escaped prisoner of war. They were just trying to hang on. Together, they hid in a cellar, beneath the feet of German soldiers who had made the home their headquarters.”
Link via MetaFilter.
The Chemical History of a Candle
Engineer Guy: The Chemical History of a Candle. “Faraday’s Great 19th Century Lectures for a 21st Century Audience” is divided into five lectures. You can also watch the five lectures with commentary. An accompnagnying book is available as hardcover, paperback, ebook or free PDF.
Direct links to the series on YouTube:
- Introduction: The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday
- Lecture One: The Sources of its Flame (with commentary)
- Lecture Two: Brightness of the Flame (with commentary)
- Lecture Three: Products of Combustion (with commentary)
- Lecture Four: The Nature of the Atmosphere (with commentary)
- Lecture Five: Respiration & the Burning of a Candle (with commentary)
It’s a classic!
Links via MetaFilter: Six Easy Pieces, 19th century edition.