Freezing Saddles 2021 – Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Kbikeva]

3/14/21 – Since I was out in Leesburg scouting for a public art ride, I looked for street names that might line up with scientists.

Here is Raymond “Ray” Davis Jr. (Davis Dr may or may not be named for him).

DC native born and U of MD grad, Dr. Davis (Yale PhD in physical chemistry) was an American chemist and physicist. He is best known as the leader of the Homestake experiment in the 1960s-1980s, which was the first experiment to detect neutrinos emitted from the Sun; for this he shared the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics.

For more about him, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Davis_Jr.

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[DCAKen]

3/14/21 – Scientist

This monument is dedicated to Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy, a system of alternative medicine. Hahnemann was a 19th century German physician and chemist and is the first foreigner not associated with the American Revolution to be honored by sculpture in Washington.

The monument could also be see as a reflection of the evolution of the perception of science. Now, homeopathy is seen by many as a pseudoscience (statements beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method). But at the memorial’s unveiling in 1900, the ceremony was attended by President McKinley and many medical professionals.

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[komorebi]

@drevil 209720 wrote:

3/14/21 – Scientist (Name or Likeness)

3/14/2021 — scientist. Grace Hopper Park in Arlington is named after computer scientist Grace Hopper, best known for developing a precursor to COBOL. She was also a rear admiral in the Navy and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Read more at https://www.biography.com/scientist/grace-hopper.

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[AlanA]

3/14/21 – Scientist (Name or Likeness)

I had planned on taking a picture of a park sign at a nice park on the way home, but the sign was gone. Luckily, I took this insurance picture while waiting at a red light.

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She was a marine biologist, and she inspired a grassroots environmental movement that led to the creation of the EPA in 1970.

[Mtansill]

@drevil 209720 wrote:

3/14/21 – Scientist (Name or Likeness)

Happy Birthday, Albert Einstein!
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[bigredboiler]

3/14/21 Scientist

It’s hard to go too far around DMV without seeing signs honoring Dr. Fauci
Here is one with some St. Patty’s Day theme surrounding it.

His accomplishments are many; you might have heard some in the news this past year.
He is director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical advisor to the president.

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[bikesnick]

@drevil 209720 wrote:

3/14/21 – Scientist (Name or Likeness)

Rosalind Franklin was a British chemist. One of her X-ray crystallography images, shared without her permission, allowed James Watson and Francis Crick to deduce the double helix form of DNA. She was mentioned in their paper about the discovery, only in a footnote.

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[historygeek]

3/14 scientist
George Washington Carver did breakthrough work on crop rotation and soil exhaustion.

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[CaseyKane50]

3/14/21 – Scientist

Dr. Charles R. Drew –

“Dr. Charles Richard Drew broke barriers in a racially divided America to become one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. His pioneering research and systematic developments in the use and preservation of blood plasma during World War II not only saved thousands of lives, but innovated the nation’s blood banking process and standardized procedures for long-term blood preservation and storage techniques adapted by the American Red Cross.

Ironically, the Red Cross excluded African Americans from donating blood, making Drew himself ineligible to participate in the very program he established. That policy was later modified to accept donations from blacks, however the institution upheld racial segregation of blood, which throughout the war Drew openly criticized as “unscientific and insulting to African Americans.””

From the American Chemical Society.

[LisaE]

@drevil 209720 wrote:

3/14/21 – Scientist (Name or Likeness)

Mathematician and Astronomer Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806), a free African-American who helped to survey and plot the boundaries for the new Federal City in 1791. He was also able to predict a 1789 solar eclipse, among other notable recognitions.

http://americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_banneker_1.html and http://whitehousehistory.org/benjamin-banneker

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[Serdar]

@drevil 209720 wrote:

3/14/21 – Scientist (Name or Likeness)

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Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 – October 19, 1806) was a free African American almanac author and surveyor who had knowledge of mathematics and natural history.

Banneker had little or no formal education and was largely self-taught. He became known for assisting Major Andrew Ellicott in a survey that established the original borders of the District of Columbia, the federal capital district of the United States.

Banneker’s knowledge of astronomy helped him author a commercially successful series of almanacs. He corresponded with Thomas Jefferson on the topics of slavery and racial equality. Abolitionists and advocates of racial equality promoted and praised Banneker’s works.

Source: Wikipedia
My actual ride: https://www.strava.com/activities/4947028493

[consularrider]

@drevil 209720 wrote:

3/14/21 – Scientist (Name or Likeness)

I know it’s Pi day, but we already did pie. Besides, now that it’s ok to like scientists again, let’s join in Celebrate Scientists Day, which happens to be Albert Einstein’s birthday of March 14.

On your ride, find a scientist’s name or likeness out in the wild, and snap a pic of it. It’d also be cool if you could mention at least one scientific contribution they gave to the world.

Happy hunting!

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Sir Issac Newton, no apple trees to test gravity in the vicinity. I tried to find the π to go with it, but had to settle for peanut butter “pie.” Thank you George Washington Carver.

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[bikedavid]

@drevil 209720 wrote:

3/14/21 – Scientist (Name or Likeness)

Einstein, who is still practicing good masking!

[Nadine]

@DCAKen 209756 wrote:

3/14/21 – Scientist

This monument is dedicated to Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy, a system of alternative medicine. Hahnemann was a 19th century German physician and chemist and is the first foreigner not associated with the American Revolution to be honored by sculpture in Washington.

The monument could also be see as a reflection of the evolution of the perception of science. Now, homeopathy is seen by many as a pseudoscience (statements beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method). But at the memorial’s unveiling in 1900, the ceremony was attended by President McKinley and many medical professionals.

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Wow cool find and really interesting information

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[Nadine]

@bigredboiler 209763 wrote:

3/14/21 Scientist

It’s hard to go too far around DMV without seeing signs honoring Dr. Fauci
Here is one with some St. Patty’s Day theme surrounding it.

His accomplishments are many; you might have heard some in the news this past year.
He is director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical advisor to the president.

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Oh what a great idea. Wish I’d thought of it.

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