The problem with using the internet for me is that I get wrapped up in a variety of different topics and never seem to accomplish anything. This was part of the problem for me today. I spent hours exploring Flickr and found some really great information. One of the problems I have with teaching students about the history involved in a scientific discovery is that they have no idea the conditions that these great scientists worked in. Some of the laboratories were nothing more than leaking barns. I found several pictures of the actual scientists working in their laboratories that I could use in class. I also found this picture of Marie Curie:
http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5796#
I have tried to load it but we will see how successful I am with that. After spending an hour with it, I am still unable to get the picture in the blog. In every book I have, there is always the same old tired picture of Marie. This was a new one that I had never seen and really shows her in the prime of her life before the effects of radiation had ravaged her body. Students would probably like to see what she looked like before and then after extended exposure.
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