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 Julius Sumner Miller - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Professor Julius Sumner Miller (May 17, 1909 - April 14, 1987), was an American science populariser.
He had studied under Albert Einstein, but is best know for his work with children's television programs.
Miller was also an occasional guest in the 1970s on the "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in the US.
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 The Julius Sumner Miller   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Contained below are the thoughts, ideas, and suggestions by those that are interested in seeing a JSM postage stamp.
Julius and Alice did not have children, but he was the youngest of 9 children but it has been reported to me that there is a niece that has attended some
JSM was a prof at both UCLA and El Camino College.
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 Julius Sumner Miller
During his time in Australia, Julius Sumner Miller taught at Sydney University, (which is also where "Why is it So?" was filmed).
After his death, the university decided to honour Julius by creating a special fellowship in his name.
And the first, and so far, only person to become a Julius Sumner Miller Fellow is the Lab's own Dr. Karl!
www.abc.net.au /science/quiz/archive/smiller.htm   (102 words)

  
 The Julius Sumner Miller Foundation: Background
The Julius Sumner Miller Foundation is a California family foundation established in 1998 by the late Alice Brown Miller, wife of Julius Sumner Miller, who passed away in 1987.
Julius Sumner Miller - Scientist, Author, Broadcaster and Teacher - was born on a New England farm May 17, 1909.
Professor Miller taught physics at many colleges from 1936 to 1974, with his last such position at El Camino Community College in Torrance, California.
www.juliussumnermiller.org /background.htm   (289 words)

  
 Julius Sumner Miller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Professor Julius Sumner Miller (May 17, 1909 – April 14, 1987), was an American science populariser.
Miller died on 14 April, 1987, of leukemia.
In 1993 the Australian Science Foundation for Physics established the Julius Sumner Miller Fellowship in his memory.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Julius_Sumner_Miller   (402 words)

  
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Miller’s intense curiosity and observance is obvious from his furrowed brow.
Miller may seem informal and a tad inane, but only a scientist would note that picnickers brought the usual paraphernalia (meaning the articles for the purpose at hand).
But no one would mistake a Julius Sumner Miller Lesson for standardized-test preparation, and there would be no choice as to which would be more beneficial to attend.
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 The Julius Sumner Miller Foundation: History
The desire to perpetuate the memory and achievements of popular author, world-wide lecturer and television guest and host, Julius Sumner Miller, was conceived by his widow, Alice Brown Miller.
The result: The creation and formation of the Julius Sumner Miller Foundation, established in 1998 to benefit both science (primarily physics) and in-home care for the elderly by making grants to worthy charities in the South Bay area of southern California who actively support and/or are involved in these fields.
Certainly, it is testimony to the lasting respect which has developed for the work and teachings of Professor Miller and his numerous television appearances throughout the years.
www.juliussumnermiller.org /history.htm   (160 words)

  
 The Julius Sumner Miller Fellow - Dr Karl Kruszelnicki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
As one way of raising the level of interest in science in the community, the Science Foundation for Physics established the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow in 1995.
The inaugural Julius Sumner Miller Fellow, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, was appointed in 1995 for two years and it is a measure of his popularity and success that he is now self-funding.
The New Scientist continue to support the work of the JSM Fellow - they very generously sent New Scientist magazines around Australia to all the venues where Karl was appearing during National Science Week.
www.physics.usyd.edu.au /annrep2000/julius_sumner_miller.htm   (407 words)

  
 Why ISN'T it so? - National - www.theage.com.au
With his catchphrase, "Why is it so?", Julius Sumner Miller used television and everyday experiments to excite children's interest in science.
Roger Morgan, the head of the Science Teachers Association, was one of those inspired by Sumner Miller.
With his own memories of Julius Sumner Miller, Dr Rassool runs a physics outreach program in schools - called Muppets - using the "wow factor" of experiments to capture student imaginations.
www.theage.com.au /news/National/Why-ISNT-it-so/2005/04/22/1114152321957.html?from=moreStories   (889 words)

  
 Julius Sumner Miller - Nostalgia Central
Professor Julius Sumner Miller was the brilliant and wonderfully mad television professor who introduced young Australians to science with his famous signature question, “Why is it so?”.
Miller n ever tried to deliberately harm or humiliate any of the high school students on The Julius Sumner Miller Show, but he knew that if he pushed them far enough, almost certainly the answer would come out of them, and he tried to get them to make that jump.
He made science accessible to everybody and turned the boring things you learned at school into fun.
www.nostalgiacentral.com /pop/sumnermiller.htm   (143 words)

  
 Why is it so? - Features - The Lab - Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Gateway to Science
- the ground-breaking TV series with the enigmatic Professor Julius Sumner Miller - ran on the ABC from 1963 to 1986.
A pretty divertissement - Although being troubled in his little belly, Sumner Miller manages to teach us a thing or two about white light.
Have fun with physics - Professor Julius does an electrostatics experiment for no other reason than it is enchanting.
www.abc.net.au /science/features/whyisitso   (683 words)

  
 Sumner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sumner is a surname, and may refer to
Sumner Chilton Powell, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1964
There are 3 places called Sumner in the state of Wisconsin:
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 Diogenes Lamp » Blog Archive » Professor Bob Carter, iconoclast
With a series of bestsellers to his credit, palaeontologist Tim Flannery is probably this country’s best-known scientist since the late Professor Julius Sumner Miller.
An adviser to the South Australian Government and a member of the respected Wentworth Group, Tim Flannery is now weighing in to the debate over global warming in a book that promises to be his most controversial yet.
Julius Sumner Miller was a Californian, not an Australian.
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 Julius Sumner Miller Photos - Julius Sumner Miller News - Julius Sumner Miller Information
Julius Sumner Miller Photos - Julius Sumner Miller News - Julius Sumner Miller Information
Donny and Marie Osmond co-host; guests include The Three Stooges Moe Howard, actor Jon Voight, Bonanza's Lorne Greene, Chip Taylor and Scientist Julius Sumner Miller (a close friend and colleague of Einstein's).
Tell the world what you think of Julius Sumner Miller, write a review for this person.
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 Chronicles: 1987 Year In Review
Born on May 17, 1909, Sumner Miller quickly became known as a scientific evangelist, popularizing a subject that had most school children yawning with boredom.
During the 1980s Sumner Miller appeared in a famous series of Australian television commercials for Cadbury chocolate, using his stock phrase "Why is it so?", demonstrating a simple scientific principle, and describing how each block of chocolate contained "a glass and a half of full-cream dairy milk".
Unfortunately Miller died on 14 April, 1987, of leukemia.
www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au /chronicles_1987.htm   (614 words)

  
 Karl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki is the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow in the Physics Department at Sydney University.
In 1995 he took up the position of the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at Sydney University, spreading the good word about science and its benefits.
His enthusiasm for science is totally infectious and no-one is better able to convey the excitement and wonder of it all than Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.
www.aip.org.au /Congress2002/karl.htm   (410 words)

  
 The Hilarious House of Frightenstein | with Billy Van & Vincent Price.
This certainly holds true in Castle Frightenstein, as one of the strangest creatures within its walls is a real person — the Professor, Julius Sumner Miller.
Here is a link to the Julius Sumner Miller Tribute Page.
These three images of the professor were found in a science textbook.
www.frightenstein.com /characters/professor.html   (408 words)

  
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"[My late husband, Professor Julius Sumner Miller] stated that in the countless interviews he had given over the years he had never been interviewed by anyone more intelligent and with more perspicacity than Pip Wilson."
My professional references are numerous and include Australian Member of Parliament Senator Dr Bob Brown, former science educator the late Prof.
Julius Sumner Miller, prominent academic, writer and broadcaster, Dr Keith Suter, and author, journalist and broadcaster, Richard Neville.
www.wilsonsalmanac.com /resume.html   (1059 words)

  
 Dating tips to guys from guys... - Murmurs.com - We Talk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, my name is Julius Sumner Miller, and physics is my business
Reminds me of this poster I saw with a photo of a squirrel that had this huge sack.
I am gonna get that poster and hang it up proudly where all women can see it when they walk through the door.
www.murmurs.com /talk/showthread.php?t=99477   (433 words)

  
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 Educational Services - Ninth Grade Science Proficiency Correlation
Physics Demonstrations (Grades 7-12) Physics enthusiast Julius Sumner Miller demonstrates the "magic" of physics in many standard (45 fifteen minute lessons in all) experiments.
Real Science II, III, IV and V (Grades 5-10) Take students on fascinating trips into the working world of actual scientists.
Science is the Solution (Grades 6-8) This multimedia teaching kit is designed to help students get involved with science and to enjoy applying their classroom learning to real-world actions.
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 *Ø*  Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine | Book of Days | May 17 | Rogation Monday Antikythera mechanism Professor ...
I’m all for having the leaders of nations meet on the open field with a sword.
He was also, briefly before his death, my friend, for which I am truly grateful.
So began my meeting with the late Professor Julius Sumner Miller, that wonderfully cantankerous Merlin who had been a part of Australian TV almost as long as anyone could remember.
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 THE RAAF WRITES ITS DOCTRINE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In the words of the indomitable Professor Julius Sumner Miller, "Why is it so?"
The straightforward answer is that, in the past, the RAAF has not perceived a need for an Australian doctrine.
This phrase is the catchcry of Professor Miller, a wellknown academic in Australia who uses simple experiments to explain scientific phenomena to children.
www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/apj/apj89/schubert.html   (3822 words)

  
 Julius Sumner Miller - Tribute Page
I would submit that JSM could easily wear the epithet of the astronomer Christiaan Huygens: "The World is my country, Science my religion."
This is the first time in many years that viewers have been allowed to see more than a few seconds of JSM.
you can also look forward to Gary Z's mathematical analyses of some classic JSM demos.
au.geocities.com /rocket42au/jsm   (264 words)

  
 Julius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Sasquatch Territory - Julius Sumner Miller -- pictures and sound clips
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein -- Dr. Miller as a character on a Canadian TV show of the '70s
Why is it So -- inspired by an Australian TV show featuring Dr. Miller.
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 Julius Sumner Miller   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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 Julius Sumner Miller Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Julius Sumner Miller Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
Two volumes of questions and brainteasers whose solutions require the application of various scientific principles or performance of simple experiments.
We guarantee the condition of every book, new or used.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Julius_Sumner_Miller   (116 words)

  
 Cadbury Australia - Home - Learn - History of Cadbury - Cadbury History 1969 -1990
1980s Red Tulip and Professor Julius Sumner Miller
Cadbury Schweppes acquires the Red Tulip confectionery company and expands its range of fine products to include a vast array of Easter goods, as well as After Dinner Mints.
During the 1980s the eminent Professor Julius Sumner Miller is the face of Cadbury, heading a series of popular television advertisements with his household physics experiments.
www.cadbury.com.au /sites/cadbury/index.php?pageId=241   (238 words)

  
 Professor Julius Sumner Miller - "Why Is It So?"
Massive handwaving, an eloquent American drawl, flashing raised eyebrows (were they singed on Bunsen Burners?) and content matter drawn from the kitchen, the backyard and from nature ensured that his audience would watch as a regularly captivated student as the lively professor asked such questions as:
To my way of thinking - he was a gifted man who could find, within the most mundane of everday occurrences something - some questions - which others had failed to ask.
Says Professor Julius Sumner Miller, on the back cover of the second book of Millergrams:
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