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Great moments in science (if Twitter had existed) Great moments in science (if Twitter had existed)
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A lot of news these days comes from, or is about, Twitter. Entertainment magazines and shows seems to be entirely dependant on celebrity Tweets, like those fish that feed on the random things that fall out of a sharks mouth. A lot of news these days comes from, or is about, Twitter. Entertainment magazines and shows seem to be entirely dependant on celebrity Tweets, like those fish that feed on the random things that fall out of a sharks mouth.
It's not all random utterances and spats though. Time magazine recently ran an article about the most intelligent celebrities on Twitter. And those of us in the science field are regularly encouraged to Tweet about our research.It's not all random utterances and spats though. Time magazine recently ran an article about the most intelligent celebrities on Twitter. And those of us in the science field are regularly encouraged to Tweet about our research.
But what if these two approaches were combined? What if famous scientists were on Twitter, at the time of their greatest discoveries? Obviously the vast majority of celebrated scientific discoveries occurred before Twitter even existed. But this is the internet, where nothing is impossible!But what if these two approaches were combined? What if famous scientists were on Twitter, at the time of their greatest discoveries? Obviously the vast majority of celebrated scientific discoveries occurred before Twitter even existed. But this is the internet, where nothing is impossible!
(Explanatory links in the titles, for those not familiar with the references)(Explanatory links in the titles, for those not familiar with the references)
PythagorasPythagoras
Andreas VesaliusAndreas Vesalius
Tycho BraheTycho Brahe
Rosalind FranklinRosalind Franklin
Charles DarwinCharles Darwin
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison
Erwin SchrödingerErwin Schrödinger
Jonas SalkJonas Salk
Phineas GagePhineas Gage
Florence NightingaleFlorence Nightingale
Ivan PavlovIvan Pavlov
Alan TuringAlan Turing
Dean Burnett is, quite obviously, on Twitter, @garwboyDean Burnett is, quite obviously, on Twitter, @garwboy