Cavendish family

In the long gallery of Hardwick Hall there are portraits of people from the Cavendish family. Bess married Sir William Cavendish and had eight children by him. She insists even in her final identity to exhibit everything she was, everything she is connected to. The purpose of this being so she can be however she wants to be; Hardwick, Cavendish, St Loe or Shrewsbury. Above Hardwick are two letters ‘E.S’ Elizabeth Shrewsbury. The person she will be remembered

Have you ever wondered what scientists use to test diseases on? Scientists use the “immortal cells” of cancer victim Henrietta Lacks to test various diseases and infections. Science, a never ending quest of destruction and salvation, throughout history many historical figures such as Henrietta Lacks, Douglas Mawson, and Phineas Gage have sacrificed much to feed it’s endless hunger. Science is like a great and powerful king that shall never be slain, it forever saves it’s people but at the same time

I wanted to learn, I wanted to help and I wanted to contribute. “I wonder,” I said, “if I can come here more often and put my hands on it too.” “You’ll need to get a permit from the lab.” The more I visited, the more I wanted to get involved. I sent an application for a permit as a volunteer working with Ying and couldn’t wait till the permit was granted. At the beginning, after completing household chores I rode my bike to the lab for a few hours each time. As the days went on, I stayed longer

Although Prof Cook had already pointed the direction of my research objective, however, I did not have a clear picture about it. He wanted to explore microscopic effects of the relativity in molecular levels – which meant to find out the difference of interactions within a molecule with or without relativistic considerations. Moreover, when problems arising from computing the interaction between objects, even only considering Newtonian effects, mathematics was not that powerful, which could not derive

PHINEAS GAGE VIDEO REVIEW AND QUESTIONS After watching the video about Phineas Gage, answer the following questions: 1. What was Phineas Gages’ personality like before the accident? Gage was an intelligent well balanced man full of life with a great personality and good leadership skills. Modest and reliable, capable of making careful decisions. 2. What tragic accident happened to Phineas and what happened to the limbic system and frontal lobe structures? A taping iron shot through his brain and

1.Describe Gage’s personality before the accident occurred. What was his occupation? Did he perform his duties well? Gage was described as a “shrewd, smart business man” who valued his plans before the accident occured. Gage was a railroad worker who worked with explosives to clear ways for tracks and apparently performed his duties well (other than when the accident occured). According to www.youtube.com, it says that other railroad workers that had known Gage before the incident would describe

Phineas Gage, Lucky or Unlucky? Survivors of traumatic brain injury are lucky. Two examples of lucky traumatic brain injury survivors are Phineas Gage and Gary Busey. These two are lucky along with the other millions of traumatic brain injury survivors. Phineas Gage and Gary Busey were both lucky because they were given a second chance at life. In addition both narrowly evaded death. Phineas Gage, a traumatic brain injury survivor, was lucky. The first reason Phineas Gage was lucky is that the

(1623) Birth of Margaret Cavendish: Margaret Cavendish was an English noblewoman born in 1623 to a wealthy family. Cavendish was born in Essex, England where she was taught of “feminine arts” at home. In 1643, she went to court to be a maid of honor to Queen Henrietta Maria during the English civil war (Blackwell). A year later, due to exile, Henrietta Maria fled to Paris with Cavendish by her side. While in Paris, Cavendish found her future husband, William Cavendish, who she married at the end

Margaret Cavendish was born in the year 1623 and left this world in 1673 as a young, successful writer, had a part in the discovery of scientific revolution, considered as a natural philosopher, and an advocate for women’s rights, believing they should receive education and also be considered as a scientist. She was the youngest of a large family and was born in England to the parents of Mr. and Mrs. Lucas. Margaret Lucas had class in the way she presented herself. Margaret was a shy, but a vibrant

Margaret Cavendish, or famously known as “Mad Madge”, is a contributor to the Scientific Revolution. She was a poet, writer, playwright, and a philosophical writer. She was born in Colchester, U.K, in 1623 to a wealthy family, with little formal education. Her education was commonplace for most girls of her time. Although, she gained insight and knowledge from reading and also by listening to her brother, John, who had an degree in philosophy and whom eventually came to be one of the people to establish