Monthly Archives: June 2014

Space Periodic Table
Here’s a cool periodic table wallpaper. Each tile is a translucent blue green containing each element’s atomic number, symbol, name and atomic mass.  The entire table is floating in space for that futuristic feel. To download, click the image for full size. Then right-click anywhere on the image and select […]

Cool Periodic Table Wallpaper

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Carl von Linde
June 11 is Carl von Linde’s birthday. Linde was the German engineer who developed the first mechanical refrigeration system. He worked from James Watt’s and William Thomson’s (Lord Kelvin) discovery that a gas would change temperature as it is compressed or expanded. He designed a two chamber system that used dimethyl ether […]

Today In Science History – June 11

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André-Marie Ampère
June 10 marks the passing of Andre-Marie Ampere. Ampere was a French mathematician and physicist who is considered the father of the study of electrodynamics. Prior to Ampere, the study of electricity had nothing to do with magnetism. They were considered two separate fields of interest. After seeing a demonstration of […]

Today In Science History – June 10

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Green Fire Tornado
Make a green fire tornado using common household materials. It’s easy to do and looks amazing! Green Fire Tornado Materials lazy susan turntable (found this one at Bed Bath & Beyond) – [Non-Skid Cabinet Turntable, 9-Inch at Amazon] mesh waste basket that fits on the turntable (also found at Bed Bath […]

How to Make a Green Fire Tornado

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Johann Gottfried Galle
June 9 is Johann Gottfried Galle’s birthday. Johann Gottfried Galle was the German astronomer who actually found Neptune and correctly identified it as a planet. The discovery of Neptune is a dramatic story involving a race between two countries to find an unknown planet that was causing a strange perturbation in […]

Today in Science History – June 9

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View of Earth From Saturn
June 8 is the birthday of Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Cassini was the Italian astronomer that helped set up the Paris Observatory for King Louis XIV. He served as the first director of the Observatory until his death in 1712. During this time, he was responsible for many discoveries. He was the […]

Today in Science History – June 8

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Joseph von Fraunhofer
June 7 marks the passing of Joseph von Fraunhofer. Fraunhofer was a German physicist who developed the first modern spectroscope. Previous spectroscopes used prisms to split light into its rainbow spectrum. Fraunhofer’s spectroscope combined a prism with a diffraction slit to expand the light further. He also added a small […]

Today in Science History – June 7

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