Google Books classifies E.B. White’s classic children’s book Charlotte’s Web under the general heading “Technology and Engineering” (see portion of their screen, reproduced below). Many readers would agree, one way or another.
Month: July 2010
Shrimp (sort of) and clams under Prozac
Prozac has varying effects. Peter Fong and colleagues contributed to the happiness of clams by giving them Prozac (for which Fong was awarded an Ig Nobel Prize in 1998). However, National Gerographic News reports, about shrimp, that: To mimic conditions in the wild, scientists exposed the estuary-dwelling shrimp Echinogammarus marinus to the antidepressant fluoxetine at […]
Whynott: A Shaft for a Lamp Adjuster
Some people ask why. Some ask Whynott. Today we celebrate the work of inventor John Whynott of Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA: “Input Shaft for a Lamp Adjuster,” John Whynott, US patent #7438457, Oct 21, 2008.
Whynott: The Blues
Today begins a week-or-so-long celebration of Whynotts and such. Some people ask why. Some ask Whynott. First, we celebrate the work of Professor Douglas Whynott of Emerson College: “Lessons in the Blues,” by Douglas Whynott, The Massachusettes Review, 1992.