Popular Science: the Return of the Citizen Scientist
Here are the materials mentioned in the February 13 Nova lecture:
Presentation:
Books:
The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World, Edward Dolnick
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, Walter Isaacson
The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World, Randall Stross
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation, Jon Gertner
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution, Walter Isaacson
The Invention of Science, David Wootton
The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments. Robert Brent, illustrated by Harry Lazarus (c) 1960 (PDF download)
Fun Things To Do:
Silicone Lens for Smartphone Microscope
iOS Apps:
Distant Suns app, Augmented reality sky map for iPhone and iPad. $4.99, contains in-app purchases.
eBird app, eBird.org, Birdlog for North America $9.99
iTunes Podcasts:
Amateur Logic, Amateur Radio Podcast. Contains the Olde Towne Middle School and Amateur Radio near space experiment and video (Amateur Logic Episode 37)
iTunesU:
15 Minute History, The University of Texas at Austin