by Beat Schindler | Oct 9, 2024 | Words, You
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, said William Shakespeare some 430 years ago. Now, 430 years later, so it is with words. A word by any other word is a word. No matter what you call it, if you have aword for it, it’s a word. WORDS You are either...
by Beat Schindler | Oct 9, 2024 | Words, You
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, said William Shakespeare some 430 years ago. Now, 430 years later, so it is with words. A word by any other word is a word. No matter what you call it, if you have aword for it, it’s a word. WORDS You are either...
by Beat Schindler | Sep 21, 2024 | You
Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (born 281 years ago / died 230 years ago) discovered oxygen (246 years ago) and hydrogen (241 years ago), making it the beginning of modern chemistry. He was an aristocrat and member of the Ferme générale — an operation that collected tax...
by Beat Schindler | Sep 21, 2024 | You
ANTOINE-LAURENT DE LAVOISIER Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (born 281 years ago / died 230 years ago) discovered oxygen (246 years ago) and hydrogen (241 years ago), making it the beginning of modern chemistry. He was an aristocrat and member of the Ferme générale — an...
by Beat Schindler | Sep 10, 2024 | Words, You
According to Wikipedia, Hasan Ibn Al-Haytham (born 1059 years ago / died 1000 years ago), “is sometimes described as the world’s first true scientist.” Whether that’s true I guess is for the scientists after Hasan to decide. TAKEAWAY In the context of what I’m the...
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