At the Polls

Two Hundred Sixty Sixth Post: At the Polls

Well the math journal question is up and only has 1 vote as of 02-20-06. These polls should really help me form content on the website, because without feedback I do not know who is viewing what information. The answer is yes or no and is simpler than voting in a Presidential Election. So please vote.

Well things change with the times. I have gotten a couple of old books from a library. Often older books are given away or sold at a small price when new books arrive. The thing about these books is that they have been used for 20 or 30 so years and a little worn, but the content is just awesome. I look at the books and they have hand drawn technical drawings. These drawings look like they took hours or even days to complete. Sometimes they are just simple, but making these detailed drawings without a computer is so much skill and work.

I recently came across the book “How to Make and Use a Microlab” by Al G. Renner. The drawings are not the most impressive, but are enough to capture the imagination and explain the message. This is a children’s book so the reading is simple. Imagine wanting to learn some new topic and there was no Internet, the library is the only place to do this.

When I was a kid, I went to the local library and took out every book I could on insects. The library wasn’t big, but it had an excellent children’s section. The Net is invaluable, but there is something about browsing for your book on the shelf of a library. I know the libraries have to get rid of books, but some great books are lost that way. But just think if that 30 year old science book on experiments (or any other book of interested) is found by a youngster who then reads it cover to cover and adds it to their personal collection. So until you find that discarded book on Einstein or Hawking... May the Creative Force be with You