"Trailblazing" website reveals 350 years of science

[Kadie]

"Trailblazing" website reveals 350 years of science
By Kate Kelland Kate Kelland – 54 mins ago

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – A gruesome account of a 1666 blood transfusion and amusing notes about how an 8-year-old Mozart responded to tests of his genius were published on Monday as part of an online history of scientific endeavor.

The "Trailblazing" website was created by Britain's influential science academy the Royal Society, and includes handwritten papers on some of the most important scientific discoveries of the past three and a half centuries.

Benjamin Franklin's studies on flying a kite in an electrical storm from 1752 show the first time anyone had proposed that lightning is electricity and not a supernatural force.

And Edward Stone's 1763 notes on the success of willow bark in treating fever document the beginnings of the discovery of salicylic acid and the production of aspirin -- now one of the world's most used medicines.

The creators of Trailblazing say it is a "go-at-your-own-pace" virtual journey through science which the Royal Society hopes will inspire members of the public to see science as part of everyday life and culture.

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Benjamin Franklin flies a kite in a storm (1752) in this handout photograph released in London November 30, 2009. REUTERS/The Royal Society/Handout


An early blood transfusion from lamb to man is seen in this handout photograph released in London November 30, 2009.
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http://trailblazing.royalsociety.org

[Better Believe It]

1. K & R Thanks for the link!

[Kadie]

8. You are welcome.

I haven't had a chance to check it out yet, but it looks really cool.

:hi:

[LynzM]

2. So cool! Thank you!

:bounce: :thumbsup:

[annabanana]

3. fascinating stuff there, boy! . . . n/t

[HCE SuiGeneris]

4. K & R

[intheflow]

5. Here's the link to the web site:

http://trailblazing.royalsociety.org/

Edited to add: Cool!! Thanks for posting! I'm off to explore the site now. :hi:

[Kadie]

9. Did you enjoy the site?

I haven't had enough time to really take a good look.

:hi:

[intheflow]

10. Yes.

But it wasn't as detailed as I'd hoped and left out huge chunks of scientific history while including things like early notes on Bach (or was it Beethoven?), as if that had anything to do with science. But if was good clean fun for an hour last night. :)

[mike_c]

6. cool!

Thanks so much for posting it!

[Hekate]

7. Very cool! KnR. nt