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11/26/2009: "Great Men of Science"

Look what I found in the archives. I once had this idea for a children's book which would have a short rhyme about a scientist on one page, lots of whitespace, and some kind of drawing on the facing page. The drawing could be something comical about the scientist and/or the poem -- maybe even an outline to make it a coloring book. From June 1993 to August 1994 I came up with 19 entries. I had always imagined having 99, but maybe 50 would have been enough. Of course, I never came up with any drawings (or even concepts) to go with each scientist, either. It's just another in a long line of unfinished projects. But I'll throw them up here over the next few days. Here are the first four, from June 3, 1993. I think it all started when -- for some unfathomable reason -- the name of L'Hopital came up at work.


Great Men Of Science, Part 1
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L'Hopital, L'Hopital.
What a guy.
He gave us his rule.
I don't know why.


Great Men Of Science, Part 2
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Pascal was a man of art and science.
What is time but a contrivance?
He wore a wig on his little heady.
"If God exists you'd best be ready!"


Great Men Of Science, Part 3
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Isaac Newton's favorite color was red.
One day a piece of fruit struck him on the head.
"What can cause things to fall from the sky?
I'll call it 'gravity'. I'm a pretty smart guy."


Great Men Of Science, Part 4
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Benjamin Franklin was an inventin' dude.
He liked good wine. He liked good food.
To test out lightning, he risked his life.
He advised young bucks: "Get an older wife."