How would Einstein use e-mail? Sep 26, 2009
The researchers studied correspondence that dated as far back as 1574 for philosopher Sir Francis Bacon and as recently, in the case of writer Carl Sandburg, as 1966. The letter data for the 16 individuals included a list of letters sent and, for each letter, the name of the sender, the name of the recipient and the date it was written. (EurekAlert!)
The Shakespeare truthers Sep 25, 2009
Although Sir Francis Bacon and King James I were once pretenders to the claim of Greatest English Language Author Ever, the field has narrowed to two: Christopher Marlowe and the Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere. Marlowe s ferocious partisans point to the close friendship between the two playwrights (see: Shakespeare in Love ), their overlapping interests and publishers, and allege that shadowy forces faked Marlowe s death, allowing him to continue his work under the name Shakespeare. (Boston Globe)
Shakespeare Authorship Controversy Aug 18, 2009
Some of the proposed candidates for the true bard are Sir Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, Edward De Vere (the Earl of Oxford) and even Queen Elizabeth. Other nominees have included the Earls of Derby and Rutland, and even Miguel Cervantes. (Suite101.com)
MARSHFIELD REED'S ARK: The ocean always wins Jun 6, 2009
We could learn from Sir Francis Bacon, who said in the 1600s, Nature to be commanded, must be obeyed. That was the title of a set of guides to coastal protection that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published 300 years later. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
