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Inspiration for Engineers & Scientists

There are movies and TV shows made about lawyers, soldiers, spies and the like and it was previously difficult to learn of the great and cool things engineers and scientist do.

Today, there's abundant information and programmes available to inspire one about the amazing feats of engineers and scientists around the world.

Yes, some things are just plain geeky, but others are truely amazing and benefit many. I aim to focus here on inspiring young minds, and those not so young, showcasing the many things which we may take for granted or just happen behind the scenes through a collection of links bringing this information in once place.

Discovery Channel
  • Extreme Engineering
  • How Do They Do It?
  • Xtreme Martial Arts
  • Mythbusters

  • Discovery Science
  • Discovery Engineering

    Movies

  • A Brilliant Mind - About John Nash, Nobel prize winner for game theory. Played by Russell Crowe. Biography, Drama.
  • Twister - Tornado chasing scientists. Action, Thriller.
  • Proof - Gwyneth Paltro and Anthony Hopkins are brilliant mathematicians. Drama.
  • Good Will Hunting - Matt Damon plays a gifted mathematician. Drama.
  • Sneakers - Computers and cryptography

    TV

  • Numb3rs - FBI crime solving with a mathematical bent.
  • CSI:Crime Scene Investigation Forensics
  • CSI:Miami - Forensics, CSI Spinoff
  • CSI:NY - Forensics, CSI Spinoff
  • CSI:Las Vegas - Forensics, CSI Spinoff
  • NCIS - a US Navy version of CSI. Forensics.
  • X-Files - FBI Agent Scully handles the science here.
  • Star Trek - Do you really need a description?!
  • Star Trek "Treknology" - Avid fans have compiled this amazing resource of Star Trek technology.

    Books

  • Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail
  • The Physics of Star Trek
  • The Metaphysics of Star Trek (Star Trek Series)
  • Beyond Star Trek: From Alien Invasions to the End of Time
  • To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek
  • Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek

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    		• Magazines
  • Wired Magazine
  • Popular Science Magazine
  • Popular Mechanics Magazine

    Inspiring Stories

  • Inside the High Tech Hunt for a Missing Silicon Valley Legend

    Popular Scientists

  • Dr Karl
  • Dr Julius Sumner Miller
  • ABC Science
  • Deane Hutton (The Curiosity Show)
  • Adam Spencer
  • Albert Einstein
  • The Naked Scientists

    Education

  • We All Use Maths Everyday
  • MIT OpenCourseWare - Many of MIT's course materials, online and free.
  • Exploratorium
  • Math Doesn't Suck
  • Science for Kids

    Others I couldn't categorise

  • How Stuff Works
  • NASA
  • Learn about space
  • IBM Research
  • Kodak Research
  • Kung Fu Science
  • The Science of Cycling
  • The Science of Hockey
  • Surfing Science
  • The Science of Baseball
  • More Skateboard Science
  • Extreme Sports Physics

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