Back in April 2008, I challenged my fellow science bloggers to find an older, classic science paper and write a blog entry about it. This page contains links to all the entries that I’m currently aware of. The official end date for entries is the end of May.
The entries:
Biochemistry:
- Science Classics: The Beadle and Tatum Experiment (1941), by ecoli at thoughts from gut bacteria
- “The Beginnings of Immunofluorescence” (1942), by Mary at The OpenHelix Blog
- Blogging on classic science: DNA as the molecule of heredity (1944), by Gerlach at Off Resonance
Biology:
- Clock Classics: It all started with the plants (1729), by Coturnix at A Blog Around The Clock
- “A small modification of Koch’s plating method” (1887), by Epicanis at The Big Room
- “A simplified method of staining endospores” (1933), by Epicanis at The Big Room
- “Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing by a Standardized Single-Disk Method” (1966), by Epicanis at The Big Room
- [Science] The beginning of biological game theory (1973), by Winawer at Mild Opinions
Geology:
- Oldies but Goodies: A Report on the Geology of the High Plateaus of Utah (1880), by Tuff Cookie at Magma Cum Laude
- Another oldie but goodie… (1914), by coconino at Ordinary High Water Mark
- Theoretical Stratigraphy #2: Barrell and the Rhythms of Geologic Time (1917), by BrianR at Clastic Detritus
Neuroanatomy:
- Classic Papers: Earliest Axons in the Early Bird Embryo (Windle and Austin, 1935), by barnowl at Guadalupe Storm-Petrel
Physicians:
- La Mettrie: O Homem-Máquina e A Arte do Gozo (1750), by catatau at catatau (in Portugese, babelfish here)
- Humanis Corporis Fabrica de Vesalius em português (1543), by catatau at catatau (in Portugese, babelfish here)
Physics:
- The 1856 Paper of Darcy (1856), by Arunn at nonoscience
- Classic Science Paper: Otto Wiener’s experiment (1890), by gg at Skulls in the Stars
- The gallery of failed atomic models, 1903-1913, by gg at Skulls in the Stars
- “Classic” Timekeeping, Part 1: Introduction (1931), by Tom at Swans on Tea
- “Classic” Timekeeping, Part 2 (1920s), by Tom at Swans on Tea
Physiology:
- Passage of an Iron Rod Through the Head (1848), by SciCurious at Neurotic Physiology
- Über Coca, by Sigmund Freud (1884), by SciCurious at Neurotic Physiology
Psychology:
- History Week: The origins of the study of memory (1885), by Dave Munger at Cognitive Daily
- History Week: A baby’s psychological development at six months (1900), by Dave Munger at Cognitive Daily
- Classic Science Paper: Belief in Fortune Telling Amongst College Students (1936), by podblack at PodBlack Blog
- History Week: Gestalt-o-mania! (1955), by Dave Munger at Cognitive Daily
Skulls in the Stars 