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= Chemistry =
= Chemistry =
* Charles Goodyear
* Amateur chemistry should not be confused with clandestine chemistry
** Invented rubber vulcanization on his stove by mixing uncured rubber with sulfur powder.
* Amateur chemistry is in a legal gray-area, with no laws expressly outlawing it exist (though restrictions on certain chemicals and fire safety exist), no laws (and likely little case law) exist to help legitimize it either
* See also http://sas.org/tcs/weeklyIssues_2005/2005-08-12/backscatter/index.html
 
* Notable chemists
** Charles Goodyear - Invented rubber vulcanization on his stove by mixing uncured rubber with sulfur powder.
** Marie Curie - Discovered radiation in her barn.
** Charles Martin Hall - Co-inventor of the Hall-Héroult process for aluminum extraction from aluminum oxide/ore, developed in a garden shed


* Marie Curie
** Discovered radiation in her barn.


= Rocketry =
= Rocketry =
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** Currently innovating in orbital flight systems
** Currently innovating in orbital flight systems


= Amateur astronomers =
= Astronomy =
* George Alcock, discoverer of comets and novae.
* Amateur astronomers helped provide worldwide skyward facing telescopes and observatories to aid NASA in tracking the Apollo 13 mission.
* Thomas Bopp, shared the discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp in 1995 with unemployed PhD physicist Alan Hale.
* Amateur Astronomers
* Robert Burnham, Jr., author of the Celestial Handbook.
** George Alcock, discoverer of comets and novae.
* Andrew Ainslie Common (1841 – 1903), built his own very large reflecting telescopes and demonstrated that photography could record astronomical features invisible to the human eye.
** Thomas Bopp, shared the discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp in 1995 with unemployed PhD physicist Alan Hale.
* Robert E. Cox (1917–1989) who conducted the "Gleanings for ATMs" column in Sky and Telescope magazine for 21 years.
** Robert Burnham, Jr., author of the Celestial Handbook.
* John Dobson (1915), whose name is associated with the Dobsonian telescope, a simplified design for Newtonian reflecting telescopes.
** Andrew Ainslie Common (1841 – 1903), built his own very large reflecting telescopes and demonstrated that photography could record astronomical features invisible to the human eye.
* Robert Owen Evans is a minister of the Uniting Church in Australia and an amateur astronomer who holds the all-time record for visual discoveries of supernovae.
** Robert E. Cox (1917–1989) who conducted the "Gleanings for ATMs" column in Sky and Telescope magazine for 21 years.
* Clinton B. Ford (1913–1992), who specialized in the observation of variable stars.
** John Dobson (1915), whose name is associated with the Dobsonian telescope, a simplified design for Newtonian reflecting telescopes.
* Will Hay, the famous comedian and actor, who discovered a white spot on Saturn.
** Robert Owen Evans is a minister of the Uniting Church in Australia and an amateur astronomer who holds the all-time record for visual discoveries of supernovae.
* Walter Scott Houston (1912–1993) who wrote the "Deep-Sky Wonders" column in Sky & Telescope magazine for almost 50 years.
** Clinton B. Ford (1913–1992), who specialized in the observation of variable stars.
* Albert G. Ingalls (1888–1958), editor of Amateur Telescope Making, Vols. 1-3 and "The Amateur Scientist". He and Russell Porter are generally credited with having initiated the amateur telescope making movement in the U. S.
** Will Hay, the famous comedian and actor, who discovered a white spot on Saturn.
* David H. Levy discovered or co-discovered 22 comets including Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, the most for any individual.
** Walter Scott Houston (1912–1993) who wrote the "Deep-Sky Wonders" column in Sky & Telescope magazine for almost 50 years.
* Sir Patrick Moore, presenter of the BBC's long-running The Sky at Night and author of many books on astronomy.
** Albert G. Ingalls (1888–1958), editor of Amateur Telescope Making, Vols. 1-3 and "The Amateur Scientist". He and Russell Porter are generally credited with having initiated the amateur telescope making movement in the U. S.
* Leslie Peltier was a prolific discoverer of comets and well-known observer of variable stars.
** David H. Levy discovered or co-discovered 22 comets including Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, the most for any individual.
* John M. Pierce (1886–1958) was one of the founders of the Springfield Telescope Makers. In the 1930s he published a series of 14 articles on telescope making in Hugo Gernsback's "Everyday Science and Mechanics" called "Hobbygraphs".
** Sir Patrick Moore, presenter of the BBC's long-running The Sky at Night and author of many books on astronomy.
** Leslie Peltier was a prolific discoverer of comets and well-known observer of variable stars.
** John M. Pierce (1886–1958) was one of the founders of the Springfield Telescope Makers. In the 1930s he published a series of 14 articles on telescope making in Hugo Gernsback's "Everyday Science and Mechanics" called "Hobbygraphs".
* Russell W. Porter founded Stellafane and has been referred to as the "founder"[1][2] or one of the "founders" of amateur telescope making."[3]
* Russell W. Porter founded Stellafane and has been referred to as the "founder"[1][2] or one of the "founders" of amateur telescope making."[3]
* Isaac Roberts, early experimenter in astronomical photography.
** Isaac Roberts, early experimenter in astronomical photography.
* Grote Reber (1911—2002), pioneer of radio astronomy constructing the first purpose built radio telescope and conducted the first sky survey in the radio frequency.
** Grote Reber (1911—2002), pioneer of radio astronomy constructing the first purpose built radio telescope and conducted the first sky survey in the radio frequency.


Source: wikipedia
Source: wikipedia

Revision as of 06:16, 25 July 2010

 Alteeve Wiki :: Amateur Science

Home Science; People who made a difference outside the lab.

Thoughts to ponder

  • What separates an 'amateur' from a 'professional', sheer size of funding and lab space?
  • Have all the 'low hanging fruit' in the world of science really been picked?
  • Science, innovation, and ingenuity in the home or garage helped win WWII during a time of great need for anything and everything


They came first for the chemists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a chemist.

Then they came for the electronics designers, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't an electronics designer.

Then they came for the computer security experts, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a computer security expert.

And then they came for me, And by that time no one was left to speak up.

Quotes

  • "Amateur Science allows people to delve into the unknown, unrestricted by their school or labs and what not. That is what true science should be, entering into a mindset that is new and different."

Chemistry

  • Amateur chemistry should not be confused with clandestine chemistry
  • Amateur chemistry is in a legal gray-area, with no laws expressly outlawing it exist (though restrictions on certain chemicals and fire safety exist), no laws (and likely little case law) exist to help legitimize it either
  • See also http://sas.org/tcs/weeklyIssues_2005/2005-08-12/backscatter/index.html
  • Notable chemists
    • Charles Goodyear - Invented rubber vulcanization on his stove by mixing uncured rubber with sulfur powder.
    • Marie Curie - Discovered radiation in her barn.
    • Charles Martin Hall - Co-inventor of the Hall-Héroult process for aluminum extraction from aluminum oxide/ore, developed in a garden shed


Rocketry

Astronomy

  • Amateur astronomers helped provide worldwide skyward facing telescopes and observatories to aid NASA in tracking the Apollo 13 mission.
  • Amateur Astronomers
    • George Alcock, discoverer of comets and novae.
    • Thomas Bopp, shared the discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp in 1995 with unemployed PhD physicist Alan Hale.
    • Robert Burnham, Jr., author of the Celestial Handbook.
    • Andrew Ainslie Common (1841 – 1903), built his own very large reflecting telescopes and demonstrated that photography could record astronomical features invisible to the human eye.
    • Robert E. Cox (1917–1989) who conducted the "Gleanings for ATMs" column in Sky and Telescope magazine for 21 years.
    • John Dobson (1915), whose name is associated with the Dobsonian telescope, a simplified design for Newtonian reflecting telescopes.
    • Robert Owen Evans is a minister of the Uniting Church in Australia and an amateur astronomer who holds the all-time record for visual discoveries of supernovae.
    • Clinton B. Ford (1913–1992), who specialized in the observation of variable stars.
    • Will Hay, the famous comedian and actor, who discovered a white spot on Saturn.
    • Walter Scott Houston (1912–1993) who wrote the "Deep-Sky Wonders" column in Sky & Telescope magazine for almost 50 years.
    • Albert G. Ingalls (1888–1958), editor of Amateur Telescope Making, Vols. 1-3 and "The Amateur Scientist". He and Russell Porter are generally credited with having initiated the amateur telescope making movement in the U. S.
    • David H. Levy discovered or co-discovered 22 comets including Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, the most for any individual.
    • Sir Patrick Moore, presenter of the BBC's long-running The Sky at Night and author of many books on astronomy.
    • Leslie Peltier was a prolific discoverer of comets and well-known observer of variable stars.
    • John M. Pierce (1886–1958) was one of the founders of the Springfield Telescope Makers. In the 1930s he published a series of 14 articles on telescope making in Hugo Gernsback's "Everyday Science and Mechanics" called "Hobbygraphs".
  • Russell W. Porter founded Stellafane and has been referred to as the "founder"[1][2] or one of the "founders" of amateur telescope making."[3]
    • Isaac Roberts, early experimenter in astronomical photography.
    • Grote Reber (1911—2002), pioneer of radio astronomy constructing the first purpose built radio telescope and conducted the first sky survey in the radio frequency.

Source: wikipedia

Amateur Radio

  • Experimentation throughout the years expanded upon capabilities of radio broadcasts

Computer Science

  • Daily innovations, open source projects
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