Friday, June 3, 2011
“Science Secrets” author zaps popular science myths; i.e., Einstein not wound up by synchronizing Swiss clocks
Associate Professor of History Alberto Martinez. Photo by Judy Hogan.
Jessica Sinn in the College of Liberal Arts conducted a question-and-answer session with Alberto Martinez, associate professor in the Department of History, about his new book, “Science Secrets: The Truth about Darwin’s Finches, Einstein’s Wife, and Other Myths.”
Legend has it Benjamin Franklin ventured out on a stormy day to fly a kite with a lightning rod and a key dangling on the end of the string. When the lightning struck the
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