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	The Amateur Scientist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Project authors were both professional and amateur scientists.
		While the term amateur may conjure up a vision of crackpot or non-professional this couldn't be further from the truth as many of the projects require sophisticated scientific methods to reproduce their results.
		As of 2004, the entire collection of articles is available on CD-ROM from the non-profit Society for Amateur Scientists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Amateur_Scientist (227 words)

	Can Amateur Scientists Do Theoretical Science?
		Amateur science could be defined by the absence of step 8 – receive a grant (or other funding).
		Nevertheless, in practice, amateur science is deemed irrelevant by professional scientists (and consequently by the world at large), unless it meets exactly the same standards as professional science.
		Thus the amateur scientist can be recognised as a "real scientist", if, and only if, they do work that is good enough to end up in a respectable scientific journal.
	www.1729.com /blog/AmateurTheoreticalScience.html (1659 words)

	MAPS: Re: The importance of the amateur scientist in psychedelic research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Let us remember that amateur does not mean anything more than whether or not someone is paid for their work.
		In the field of psychedelic research amateur researchers cannot be dismissed as unimportant or their work referred to as anecdotal without careful consideration of their methods.
		Amateur researchers often display a love of their work that exceeds that of many professionals.
	www.maps.org /pipermail/maps_forum/1997-September/000231.html (308 words)

	Just Like a Film Script, From Jobless to Genius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Shawn Carlson, a MacArthur fellow, with a rocket nozzle that was one of the projects of his group, the Society for Amateur Scientists.
		We think of amateur scientists as anyone who is engaged in scientific inquiry for the sheer joy of it.
		The only place that would publish him was the "Amateur Scientist" column of the Scientific American, a column which I authored for five and a half years.
	www.bebeyond.com /LearnEnglish/BeAD/Readings/MacArthurScientist.html (1425 words)

	Cool Tool: The Amateur Scientist
		For many decades the Amateur Scientist column in Scientific American was a glorious outpost of dedicated enthusiasm.
		As a service to this community of gear-heads, former Amateur Scientist editor Shawn Carlson and a part-time publisher have put together all the Amateur Scientist columns the magazine published from 1928 till 1999.
		Indeed, so much is happening that the best resources for amateur scientists are no longer in magazines or books, but on the web.
	www.kk.org /cooltools/archives/000215.php (499 words)

	The Citizen Scientist
		Recently citizen scientist Forrest Mims told me about a speech he heard at the Texas Academy of Science during which the speaker, a world-renowned ecologist, advocated for the extermination of 90 percent of the human species in a most horrible and painful manner.
		But there was a gravely disturbing side to that otherwise scientifically significant meeting, for I watched in amazement as a few hundred members of the Texas Academy of Science rose to their feet and gave a standing ovation to a speech that enthusiastically advocated the elimination of 90 percent of Earth's population by airborne Ebola.
		Immediately almost every scientist, professor and college student present stood to their feet and vigorously applauded the man who had enthusiastically endorsed the elimination of 90 percent of the human population.
	www.sas.org /tcs/weeklyIssues_2006/2006-04-07/feature1p/index.html (1807 words)

	AAVSO: GRB030725
		Berto Monard, an AAVSO member and observer is the first amateur to discover the afterglow to a GRB before the professional community.
		Amateurs stepped in and filled the void and now a unique GRB afterglow has been observed that otherwise would have been missed.
		As we have discussed in connection with earlier AAVSO observations of GRB's, the enthusiasm and efforts of amateur astronomers like Berto in helping to resolve this long-standing scientific mystery is truly inspirational.
	www.aavso.org /news/grb030725.shtml (580 words)

	An Amateur Science Project
		Much good amateur science is possible without equipment if the amateur has access to the world wide web and has some capacity to write or use data analysis programs.
		This note provides a general description of an amateur project in spectral analysis that I have been carrying on periodically for the past decade.
		In other cases the data were collected with apparatus described in the Amateur Scientist column, or other simple and inexpensive apparatus.
	www.kilty.com /amateur.htm (3198 words)

	The Amateur Scientist
		The complete collection of projects from the 72 year run of "The Amateur Scientist" column is available on CD-ROM.
		Although the many cutting-edge techniques she uses are probably beyond the range of amateur dabbling, recent advances have opened up intriguing avenues for informal explorations into biotechnology.
		(See the Amateur Scientist columns for August 1955, July 1961 and June 1962.) But I'll be revisiting some of these techniques in coming months to help you bring your kitchen lab into the modern age of biotechnology.
	www.sas.org /MonthlyProject/SpoolingDNA/1998-09-body.html (1378 words)

	About "The Amateur Scientist" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		"The Amateur Scientist" traces its pedigree to 1928, when famed astronomer Albert Ingalls began the column as "The Backyard Astronomer." Ingalls told amateurs how they could get personally involved in astronomy by building professional-quality instruments and carry out cutting-edge observations.
		Under Walker's stewardship "The Amateur Scientist" presented fewer how-to projects, and instead focused on the physics of common phenomena.
		The publisher invited many potential columnists to submit individual articles, and most of these were published under "The Amateur Scientist." But the magazine was unable to find anyone with both professional credentials and the incredible breadth of science knowledge necessary to recapture the popularity the column enjoyed under Stong and Ingalls.
	www.tinkersguild.com /aboutAmSci.html (631 words)

	ERCB: Scientific American: Amateur Scientist on CD-ROM
		Amateur astronomer Albert Ingalls began the column in 1928; his collected columns became a bible for amateur telescope makers, and in later years he expanded his coverage to other fields.
		The 1957 launch of Sputnik sent amateur scientists outside looking for satellites, and the disk gives you the details of how it was done.
		Scientific American suffered a makeover, and the publishers announced earlier this year it would be dropping "The Amateur Scientist" as of the March 2001 issue in a quest for a larger audience.
	www.ercb.com /brief/brief.0248.html (712 words)

	Scientific American Amateur Scientist Links (by Wayne Watson) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		It attaches to the eyepiece of an ordinary amateur telescope.
		COMPILATION OF AMATEUR SIGHTINGS from REEF revealed that the yellowtail snapper expanded its range to the corals of the northern Gulf of Mexico in 1997.
		Yet few amateur bird-watchers are aware that they could do even more to advance the scientific understanding of the natural world by quantifying their observations.
	home.earthlink.net /~mtnviews/SciAm/SciAmASNew.html (3271 words)

	New Scientist Breaking News - Global call for extrasolar planet watching
		Thousands of amateurs around the world have similar equipment, so Castellano and Laughlin wondered if they could tap into their expertise.
		They are now searching for amateurs worldwide to monitor stars already known to have planets orbiting them, and have posted a list of target stars and predicted transit times at www.transitsearch.org.
		Collaborations between professional and amateur astronomers are not new, but they are growing because of the falling cost of high-quality equipment, now within reach of many amateurs.
	www.newscientist.com /news/news.jsp?id=ns99992842 (537 words)

	Amazon.ca: Scientific American The Amateur Astronomer: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Founded in 1845, Scientific American is the oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S. Its much-loved column, "The Amateur Scientist," originated some 70 years ago, and now, in the first of a planned series of subject-oriented volumes, its riches are harvested in book form.
		Astronomy was the first topic the column's contributors focused on, and editor Carlson begins with a selection of how-to articles about building telescopes, most of which were written in the 1950s.
		Carlson provides fascinating assessments of both how much and how little was known 50 years ago, and he charts the evolution of theories and the rise and resolution of controversies, thus offering invaluable insights into the history of scientific thought and methodology.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0471382825 (369 words)

	Amateur Gravimeter
		The Amateur Scientist column in the January 2000 issue of Scientific American describes a magnetic gravimeter/seismometer.
		The instrument was designed by Roger Baker and the article was writen up by Shawn Carlson, regular Amateur Scientist column writer and the founder of the Society of Amateur Scientists (SAS).
		A good mathematical model that captures the physics of the device is essential to understanding the instrument's sensitivity to gravity and temperature.
	njsas.org /projects/tidal_forces/01/index.html (219 words)

	Silicon Chip Online - The Amateur Scientist 2.0
		The Amateur Scientist is supplied on a single CD, with all of its resources accessible from within a web browser.
		Browsing the CD The Amateur Scientist includes all sorts of chemistry experiments together with detailed sketches.
		The Amateur Scientist is published by Bright Science, LLC, situated in Coventry, Rhode Island.
	www.siliconchip.com.au /cms/A_102625/article.html (1091 words)

	Scientific American's 'The Amateur Scientist'. Science Fair Edition Books
		No matter what your level of science expertise, 'The Amateur Scientist' has enough to keep you busy for a long time.
		From the moment I had the conversation w/ Shawn years ago, suggesting a compendium of the Amateur Scientist articles, he and sheldon worked tirelessly to locate, get the copyright release's and put together in one spot everything we'd come to love and remember about Sci Am's articles.
		For the record, I wrote "The Amateur Scientist" column for over 5 years and I put this CD collection together, as well as several printed compendiums from the column.
	www.gocertify.com /0970347626/Scientific_Americans_The_Amateur_Scientist._Science_Fair_Edition.htm (535 words)

	the Bell Jar - Vacuum and Scientific American's Amateur Scientist
		The former, contributed by Franklin Lee, was the first project to use converted refrigeration compressors and a simple glass mercury diffusion pump (Kurth-Ruggles design) to produce high vacuum in an amateur project.
		During Ingalls’ tenure as editor the Amateur Scientist column, he did include one vacuum related article, one on constructing a cyclotron (9/53).
		Toward the end of 1995 it was revived as a regular feature under Shawn Carlson, executive director of the Society for Amateur Scientists where it continued until being retired again in 2001.
	www.belljar.net /amsci.htm (740 words)

	highenergy - Page: 1 of 34 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		This site is dedicated to the amateur scientist studying high energy physics.
		Once each year we have a large meeting by invitation with techno flea market and have other amateur scientists and physics experimenters from all over the country pay a visit.
		The group's membership consists of amateur scientists who, in real life, are engineers, physicists, professors, students, doctors, car mechanics, medical technicians, etc.
	rhull.home.infionline.net /highenergy001.htm (327 words)

	Shawn Carlson, Ph.D. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		He is the Founder and Executive Director of the Society for Amateur Scientists (SAS)-- a non-profit organization dedicated to helping amateur scientists do better and more meaningful science.
		The Society for Amateur Scientists In 1993 Dr. Carlson left his research position to found the Society for Amateur Scientists (SAS)-- a non-profit research and educational organization dedicated to advancing science literacy by helping amateur scientists do better and more meaningful science.
		SAS is a unique collaboration between world-class professional scientists and science enthusiasts of all ages.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /dept/physics/fac_staff/adjunct/carlson.html (332 words)

	Life at the Cell and Below-Cell Level:The Hidden History of a Fundamental Revolution in Biology
		Next thing you know he was defending his own theory of electricity among a gathering of young friends intent on "improving their minds." Unfortunately, as his love for science grew more and more fervent, the prospect of becoming a professional scientist, or even just continuing as an amateur scientist, became dimmer and dimmer.
		Not the least earnest message, which we want to share with the next generation of cell physiologists and their teachers, is about our experience as what I shall call less-than-popular scientists---- though even now we have more facilities than Faraday had to make do at his time.
		For all these experiences suggest that if you always do your best with whatever you may have, you will one day be at a better starting position for a scientific career than Faraday, when he learnt with unspeakable joy that he was appointed the "fag and scrub" man of the Royal Institution.
	www.pacificpressnewyork.com /lastchapter.html (3561 words)

	Big Bear Solar Observatory - Guest Book 1998/1
		My association with being an 'amateur scientist' is related to my recent viewing and photographing of the February, 1998 solar eclipse in the carribean.
		As an amateur astronomy interested in the sun, you bring a great service to the astronomical community.
		I'm trying to link solar activity to human emotional disturbance.I'm not a scientist but your site is the very best that I have visited so far.My primary language being French i'm also looking for links in that language.All the best and keep on the excellent work.
	www.bbso.njit.edu /GuestBook/guest_data_98_1.html (2735 words)

	PlanetPapers - The Amateur Scientist
		The writing won my attention because his stories about his youth and his days at Princeton fascinated me. He was always exploring his environment to learn new things about science, especially how things worked.
		He read in a book that dragonflies don't sting, and accidentally he found out, at his own risk, that what the book said about these "darning needles" was accurate.
		Feynman pointed to the fact that people do not properly explore phenomena they encounter, arguing that scientists have the responsibility to search for the truth.
	www.planetpapers.com /Assets/845.php (710 words)

	American Scientist Online - The Consummate Amateur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Many of the scientists later went on to work on the atomic bomb, but few afterward doubted which project was more important to the war.
		He hosted colloquia and invited the world's leading scientists to Tuxedo Park for idyllic stays blending the good life and research.
		It was in that capacity that Loomis hosted the British scientists who brought the cavity magnetron to Tuxedo Park, and on the heels of their visit he took a leading role in forming the Radiation Laboratory.
	www.americanscientist.org /template/BookReviewTypeDetail/assetid/15171;jsessionid=aaa7rDmAHxrB0- (1150 words)

	Sam's Laser FAQ - Amateur Laser Construction
		Check out the Amateur Laser Construction Sites for examples of lasers others have built, or are in the processing of building, as well as much related information.
		The Society for Amateur Scientists (SAS) Web site also includes among other things, a technical forum devoted to the interests of, you guessed it, amateur scientists like you.
		Amateur science and hobby outfits like Information Unlimited have plans, kits, and assembled induction heater drivers and heads suitable for this application.
	repairfaq.cis.upenn.edu /sam/lasercon.htm (20816 words)

	Scientific American's "The Amateur Scientist" distributed by Science Academy Software
		The column is famous for revealing the secrets of research and the magic of natural laws.
		SAS is the world's premiere organization to help citizen scientists of all ages, interests and backgrounds get more out of their love of science.
		The Citizen Scientist- Edited by legendary citizen scientist and author Forrest M. Mims III.
	www.scienceacademy.com /tg.html (527 words)

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		I am an amateur scientist mainly interested in the daily images.
		Between Solar scientists like yourselves and questioning geologists, the REAL secrets to Climate change are about to reveal themselves.
		I am an amateur astronomer who works in the field of communications, so solar activity is of interest to me in both my professional & leisure activities.
	www.bbso.njit.edu /GuestBook/guest_data_00_1.html (2130 words)

	Susan Crawford blog :: Amateurism
		He was the first person to analyze the teeth of a mastodon and figure out that the climate in Siberia, where the mastodon had been found, must have changed, so that meant that climate was not something that could be relied on as being constant all over the world."
		Amateur musicians flock to concerts; amateur radio enthusiasts keep plugging along; amateur astronomers add to our knowledge of the universe.
		The interactive, networked screen makes it easier for all of these amateurs to find one another -- joined by the internet as well as by their common interests.
	scrawford.blogware.com /blog/_archives/2005/2/14/324517.html (326 words)

	Big Bear Solar Observatory - Guest Book 1999/2
		I am an amateur scientist mainly interested in the observatory tour.
		I am trying to find a place where my wife son and I can see the sunrise of the new millenium in the mountians near L.A. We know whre we are going to watch the sunset of 12/31/99.
		I work for a Planetarium, where we teach school groups and the general public, different astronomy subjects, of which the Sun is one of those subjects.
	www.bbso.njit.edu /GuestBook/guest_data_99_2.html (2445 words)

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