Inspired by a science fiction exhibition at the British Library, we present some of the most monstrous, twisted and eccentric scientists in television and film cygtoad writes "Today marks Robert Bunsen's 200th birthday. I found this interesting factoid on the man: 'Bunsen and Desaga did not apply for patent protection on their burner and it was quite soon that others began to produce their own versions. Some even went so far as to claim the invention as their own, including one person who was granted a patent on the device. Both Bunsen and Desaga were involved in writing letters to the proper authorities to refute these claims.' Does anyone have an older example of such an open information pioneer? In my book he deserves some honor." Benjamin Franklin famously chose not to patent the design of the stove that bears his name, too; you can read all about it. Read more of this story at Slashdot. Anyone else getting high school chemistry flashbacks whilst looking at Google's homepage? Well, that's because today's Googl… You may have woken up today thinking it was just another Thursday, that is, until you checked Google's homepage and saw an interesting animation replacing the normal Google logo. Google is known for celebrating and honoring special holidays, occasions, and important dates in history with its "Google Doodle." The company even has a patent on the doodle. Today Google celebrates the 200th birthday of German chemist Robert Bunsen with an interactive doodle.
Key Words: robert bunsen
References:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/gallery/2011/jun/04/people-in-science-science-fiction
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/AQcPEgATmBQ/Robert-Bunsen-Open-Source-Pioneer
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mashable/~3/275ENRv-xZ8/
http://www.geek.com/articles/news/google-doodle-honors-bunsens-200th-birthday-20110331/
http://pixelhat.net/
