Comments on: CERN for children – and Chicago Daily Herald Readers http://smashingtelly.com/2009/03/21/cern-for-children-and-chicago-daily-herald-readers/ A hand picked TV channel Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:39:26 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: les http://smashingtelly.com/2009/03/21/cern-for-children-and-chicago-daily-herald-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-2152 les Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:15:03 +0000 http://smashingtelly.com/?p=899#comment-2152 i think the best educational video about CERN is the Large Hadron Rap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtM actually, i think CERN is one of the most fascinating developments to come down the pike since the invention of the light bulb. about velcro: velcro was the brain-child of swiss engineer george de maestral who perfected the basic design (and material by using nylon) in 1957, a few years before anyone was sent into space. see stephen fenicelli's book "plastic: the making of a synthetic century" i think the best educational video about CERN is the Large Hadron Rap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtM

actually, i think CERN is one of the most fascinating developments to come down the pike since the invention of the light bulb.

about velcro: velcro was the brain-child of swiss engineer george de maestral who perfected the basic design (and material by using nylon) in 1957, a few years before anyone was sent into space. see stephen fenicelli’s book “plastic: the making of a synthetic century”

]]> By: Dan Westlake http://smashingtelly.com/2009/03/21/cern-for-children-and-chicago-daily-herald-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-2129 Dan Westlake Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:54:56 +0000 http://smashingtelly.com/?p=899#comment-2129 and where would we be without the internet and velcro... and where would we be without the internet and velcro…

]]> By: Noah http://smashingtelly.com/2009/03/21/cern-for-children-and-chicago-daily-herald-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-2124 Noah Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:35:13 +0000 http://smashingtelly.com/?p=899#comment-2124 Thank you for posting this. Funding advanced research is a vital part of moving our society forward. People complain about the trip to the moon yielding nothing since we've never been back but guess what? Advances in microchips that led to the personal computer and the internet were discovered, velcro was created, GPS was advanced and deployed - all because of the space program. We too often forget that it's not always about the destination but it's about the discoveries along the road. This is true in science and in life. Thank you for posting this. Funding advanced research is a vital part of moving our society forward. People complain about the trip to the moon yielding nothing since we’ve never been back but guess what? Advances in microchips that led to the personal computer and the internet were discovered, velcro was created, GPS was advanced and deployed – all because of the space program. We too often forget that it’s not always about the destination but it’s about the discoveries along the road. This is true in science and in life.

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