Comments on: You Can Call Me Al

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:43:23 +0000

@onscrn To be sure. Newton was also an Alchemist in the strict sense of that word’s etymology – http://bit.ly/1VqPE

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:44:05 +0000

Western development was steeped so much in Christianity, but yes from Newton to Faraday and beyond looking for God through a lens has been a common driver for scientists.

By: Robin Forder

Robin Forder — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:49:18 +0000

Fascinating. I’d heard of the great contribution made by Islamic scholars to science (arabic numerals!), but it was good to hear more. The end of the first episode was inspiring. It would be nice to see a programme about the Christian contribution. In the meantime: http://www.bethinking.org/science-christianity/ (mostly contemporary or philosophical).

By: Shamsha Damani

Shamsha Damani — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:42:57 +0000

You Can Call Me Al — Sciencebase Science Blog http://snipr.com/d0xip didn’t know about the BBC documentary. thnx sciencebase!

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:00:59 +0000

You Can Call Me Al: Algebra, alchemy, alcohol, aldebaran, alkali, Alhambra, algorithm, Algarve, and, of course, .. http://bit.ly/TVWdS