Giants of Science 4 LbNA #66091
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Add Location| Owner: | Wisconsin Hiker  |
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| Plant date: | Oct 20, 2013 |
| Location: | |
| City: | ??? |
| County: | Cook |
| State: | Illinois |
| Boxes: | 4 |
| Found by: | ??? |
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| Last found: | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Status: | FFFFFF |
| Last edited: | May 14, 2016 |
Last checked/found: 20-OCT-13
Location: To determine the location, go to this page: www.letterboxing.homestead.com/GiantsofScience4.html
Time/Distance: ~ 2 hours / ~2.5 miles
Terrain: Mostly narrow level dirt trail with some roots and logs.
This series is a joint effort of Wisconsin Hiker & Martini Man. We had miscellaneous scraps and old carving material, so we decided to use the stuff up by creating some boxes to plant for our friends in Illinois. We’re also not sure of the reliability of the containers, so would appreciate it if you could bring some duck tape (easy to carry if you wrap some around a pencil stub) to repair any holes in the baggies, or perhaps some new freezer baggies if they need to be replaced.
The logbooks will contain the name and image of various “Giants of Science”, but the clues will give you info allowing you to guess the name of each scientist. How many will you figure out before you find the box?
Mystery Scientist 1
More commonly known as the greatest artist in the history of mankind, this man was also a magnificent philosopher and scientist. From the parking lot, head east on the paved trail. He was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. Carefully cross and continue on the trail. His genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Soon the trail will curve left, but this is where you should watch for a dirt side trail on the right, near a tree with a red-orange dot. Born in 1452 in Italy, he was the illegitimate child of a notary and a country girl. He stayed with his father’s family and they moved to Florence when he was just 12. At the age of 14, he started out his artist’s apprenticeship at the studio of an Italian sculptor, goldsmith and painter. He earned a place into the painter’s guild in 1472 when he was just 20 years old. Logs line the dirt trail on the left. At 26, he became an expert painter and owned a separate studio. The art of painting made him knowledgeable about anatomy and perspective. His most famous paintings and drawings include the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and the Vitruvian Man. Wind around and step over some logs. He also developed an interest in architecture so he went on to study engineering. He is revered for his technological ingenuity. He conceptualized flying machines and a parachute, a tank, concentrated solar power, an adding machine, and the double hull, also outlining a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics. Relatively few of his designs were constructed or were even feasible during his lifetime, but some of his smaller inventions, such as an automated bobbin winder and a machine for testing the tensile strength of wire, entered the world of manufacturing. Watch for a large standing tree with a tiny sapling between its front roots on the left side of the trail. He made important discoveries in anatomy, civil engineering, optics, and hydrodynamics. In his late 40s he was employed as a military architect and engineer, devising methods to defend the city from naval attack, creating maps and planning for large-scale water projects. Stop at the tree and take 20-25 steps due north to a skinless spire. In 1519 he died of natural causes in France at the age of 67. This Renaissance man has engineered a picturesque dwelling between the standing tree and the adjacent log. Please reconstruct his defenses so he remains safe from any possible enemy attacks.
Mystery Scientist 2
This scientist is one of the most important figures of his time. Continue south on the trail. His writings constitute a broad system of Western philosophy, encompassing a wide range of subjects. He was born in Greece in 384 BC when his father was the court physician to the Macedonian royal family. He was trained first in medicine, and then, at the age of 18, was sent to Athens to study philosophy with Plato. He remained at Plato’s Academy for nearly 20 years. Pass a sapling with an orange ribbon and later go around a large fallen branch that is near a tree with a blue painted arrow pointing north. He spent a few years traveling and researching botany and zoology with a friend in Asia Minor and its islands. He returned to Macedonia at age 41 to tutor Alexander the Great. Pass a mossy octopus on the left, and then pass a rock embedded in the trail. At age 49 he returned to Athens to establish a school of his own, known as the Lyceum. This is when he is believed to have composed many of his famous works. He not only studied almost every subject possible at the time, but made significant contributions to most of them. In physical science, he studied anatomy, astronomy, embryology, geography, geology, meteorology, physics and zoology. In philosophy, he wrote on aesthetics, ethics, government, metaphysics, politics, economics, psychology, rhetoric and theology. He also studied education, foreign customs, literature and poetry. After the trail starts to head more easterly, watch on the right for a skinless spire that has been marked with blue paint. His combined works constitute a virtual encyclopedia of Greek knowledge. One of the main focuses of his philosophy was his systematic concept of logic. His objective was to come up with a universal process of reasoning that would allow man to learn every conceivable thing about reality. Take ~30 steps along the side trail on the left. In 322 B.C., just a year after he fled to Chalcis to escape prosecution under charges of impiety, he contracted a disease of the digestive organs and died at age 62. This giant is pondering the world while resting between a standing tree and a log on the left side of this side trail. Please be logical and rehide him carefully so he can’t be found by muggles.
Mystery Scientist 3
This man was a highly influential French philosopher, scientist and mathematician and is one of the celebrated geniuses of the 17th century. Return to the blue tree and continue along the main trail. His legendary experiment of presenting a geometrical point using a pair of ordered numbers (now called coordinate geometry) almost kick-started modern mathematics. He was born in France in 1596 to a parliamentarian. When he was 10 years old he entered a Jesuit school from which he later graduated. He then acquired a degree in law from the University of Poitiers at age 20. Watch for a small 4-way intersection near a small tree with a pink ribbon on the left and a large shaggy barked tree in the NE corner of the intersection. Take the trail to the north. He was recruited in the army of the Dutch Republic, where he managed to make some time to further study mathematics, physics and philosophy. He was one of the most influential persons in the Scientific Revolution. He virtually condensed the range and variety in the world by his well-known phrase; “matter in motion”. Pass a white ribbon on the right, then a very shaggy tree on the left. Continue forward through a somewhat open area. He wrote various books and papers about optics, and examined the rainbows. He also devised the principle of inertia. A supporter of the wave theory of light and vortex theory for planets, he thought of the universe and the human body as a giant machine. He is also described as the father of analytical geometry. Pass a green ribbon on the right, just before a “T”. You’ll see a pink ribbon and a busy trail to your right, so head left instead. His most significant philosophical position was connected with the mind-body dichotomy. Using one concise phrase, “cogito ergo sum” (I think, therefore I am), he changed the whole direction of Western philosophy. He is credited as the first thinker to offer a philosophical framework for the natural sciences. Stop at a burly base on your right. His theological beliefs became controversial at the time and faced direct opposition from the Pope. His theories and treatises immensely influenced countless aspects of the physical and scientific world. Take a bearing of 280° and take ~27 steps to a grouping of 5 sprawling Dutch soldiers. He died of pneumonia in 1650 in Sweden at the age of 54. This genius thinks he is in the base of a former comrade. Therefore that is where he is. Please rehide him well so he remains hidden from the Pope and any others who are not his friends.
Mystery Scientist 4
Renowned as a physiologist, medical doctor and psychologist, this man was an influential thinker of the twentieth century. Go back to the burly base and continue along the trail. His innovative treatment of human actions, dreams, and cultural objects as invariably possessing implicit symbolic significance has proven to be extraordinarily productive, and has had immense implications for a wide variety of fields, including anthropology, semiotics, and artistic creativity and appreciation in addition to psychology. His most important claim was that with psychoanalysis he had invented a new science of the mind. As you walk along, you may spot a clearing off to the left of the trail. He was born to a Jewish wool merchant and his much younger third wife in the Czech Republic in 1856. When he was 4 years old the family moved to Austria. He graduated with honors from a prominent high school in Vienna at age 17 and then entered the University of Vienna where he studied medicine. He began his career at a psychiatric clinic at age 26 and at age 30 he entered private practice, specializing in "nervous disorders". Go under a tree and when you reach a “T”, take a right (240°). He conceptualized the mind symbolically as an ancient ruin which had to been uncovered much like an archeologist would discover the treasures of an ancient civilization. This gave birth to Psychoanalysis. The object of psychoanalytic treatment may be said to be a form of self-understanding, once this is acquired; it is largely up to the patient, in consultation with the analyst to determine how he shall handle this newly-acquired understanding of the unconscious forces which motivate him. Pass a fungus-crusted fallen one on the right. A key concept introduced by this scientist was that the mind possesses a number of ‘defense mechanisms’ to attempt to prevent conflicts from becoming too acute, such as repression (pushing conflicts back into the unconscious), sublimation (channeling the sexual drives into the achievement of socially acceptable goals, in art, science, poetry, etc.), fixation (the failure to progress beyond one of the developmental stages), and regression (a return to the behavior characteristic of one of the stages). Start watching for two larger trees on the left side of the trail about ~5’ apart. Look between them to spot a very tall snag. In 1930 he was awarded the Goethe Prize in recognition of his contributions to psychology and to German literary culture. Find a twisted branch behind the snag. In 1939 this renowned man died in London of cancer of the mouth and jaw at age 83. The scientist became fixated on this twisted branch and regressed under the first knuckle. Please tap your unconscious forces to recall the proper way to replace him so he can continue to analyze his dreams undisturbed.
Return to the trail and continue along until you reach a paved path. Head left until you eventually return to the parking lot.
We don’t live nearby so we won’t be able to check the boxes very often. We’d therefore appreciate an email to let us know how these “Giants of Science” are doing. Thank you!
Hike length: 2-3 miles
Location: To determine the location, go to this page: www.letterboxing.homestead.com/GiantsofScience4.html
Time/Distance: ~ 2 hours / ~2.5 miles
Terrain: Mostly narrow level dirt trail with some roots and logs.
This series is a joint effort of Wisconsin Hiker & Martini Man. We had miscellaneous scraps and old carving material, so we decided to use the stuff up by creating some boxes to plant for our friends in Illinois. We’re also not sure of the reliability of the containers, so would appreciate it if you could bring some duck tape (easy to carry if you wrap some around a pencil stub) to repair any holes in the baggies, or perhaps some new freezer baggies if they need to be replaced.
The logbooks will contain the name and image of various “Giants of Science”, but the clues will give you info allowing you to guess the name of each scientist. How many will you figure out before you find the box?
Mystery Scientist 1
More commonly known as the greatest artist in the history of mankind, this man was also a magnificent philosopher and scientist. From the parking lot, head east on the paved trail. He was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. Carefully cross and continue on the trail. His genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Soon the trail will curve left, but this is where you should watch for a dirt side trail on the right, near a tree with a red-orange dot. Born in 1452 in Italy, he was the illegitimate child of a notary and a country girl. He stayed with his father’s family and they moved to Florence when he was just 12. At the age of 14, he started out his artist’s apprenticeship at the studio of an Italian sculptor, goldsmith and painter. He earned a place into the painter’s guild in 1472 when he was just 20 years old. Logs line the dirt trail on the left. At 26, he became an expert painter and owned a separate studio. The art of painting made him knowledgeable about anatomy and perspective. His most famous paintings and drawings include the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and the Vitruvian Man. Wind around and step over some logs. He also developed an interest in architecture so he went on to study engineering. He is revered for his technological ingenuity. He conceptualized flying machines and a parachute, a tank, concentrated solar power, an adding machine, and the double hull, also outlining a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics. Relatively few of his designs were constructed or were even feasible during his lifetime, but some of his smaller inventions, such as an automated bobbin winder and a machine for testing the tensile strength of wire, entered the world of manufacturing. Watch for a large standing tree with a tiny sapling between its front roots on the left side of the trail. He made important discoveries in anatomy, civil engineering, optics, and hydrodynamics. In his late 40s he was employed as a military architect and engineer, devising methods to defend the city from naval attack, creating maps and planning for large-scale water projects. Stop at the tree and take 20-25 steps due north to a skinless spire. In 1519 he died of natural causes in France at the age of 67. This Renaissance man has engineered a picturesque dwelling between the standing tree and the adjacent log. Please reconstruct his defenses so he remains safe from any possible enemy attacks.
Mystery Scientist 2
This scientist is one of the most important figures of his time. Continue south on the trail. His writings constitute a broad system of Western philosophy, encompassing a wide range of subjects. He was born in Greece in 384 BC when his father was the court physician to the Macedonian royal family. He was trained first in medicine, and then, at the age of 18, was sent to Athens to study philosophy with Plato. He remained at Plato’s Academy for nearly 20 years. Pass a sapling with an orange ribbon and later go around a large fallen branch that is near a tree with a blue painted arrow pointing north. He spent a few years traveling and researching botany and zoology with a friend in Asia Minor and its islands. He returned to Macedonia at age 41 to tutor Alexander the Great. Pass a mossy octopus on the left, and then pass a rock embedded in the trail. At age 49 he returned to Athens to establish a school of his own, known as the Lyceum. This is when he is believed to have composed many of his famous works. He not only studied almost every subject possible at the time, but made significant contributions to most of them. In physical science, he studied anatomy, astronomy, embryology, geography, geology, meteorology, physics and zoology. In philosophy, he wrote on aesthetics, ethics, government, metaphysics, politics, economics, psychology, rhetoric and theology. He also studied education, foreign customs, literature and poetry. After the trail starts to head more easterly, watch on the right for a skinless spire that has been marked with blue paint. His combined works constitute a virtual encyclopedia of Greek knowledge. One of the main focuses of his philosophy was his systematic concept of logic. His objective was to come up with a universal process of reasoning that would allow man to learn every conceivable thing about reality. Take ~30 steps along the side trail on the left. In 322 B.C., just a year after he fled to Chalcis to escape prosecution under charges of impiety, he contracted a disease of the digestive organs and died at age 62. This giant is pondering the world while resting between a standing tree and a log on the left side of this side trail. Please be logical and rehide him carefully so he can’t be found by muggles.
Mystery Scientist 3
This man was a highly influential French philosopher, scientist and mathematician and is one of the celebrated geniuses of the 17th century. Return to the blue tree and continue along the main trail. His legendary experiment of presenting a geometrical point using a pair of ordered numbers (now called coordinate geometry) almost kick-started modern mathematics. He was born in France in 1596 to a parliamentarian. When he was 10 years old he entered a Jesuit school from which he later graduated. He then acquired a degree in law from the University of Poitiers at age 20. Watch for a small 4-way intersection near a small tree with a pink ribbon on the left and a large shaggy barked tree in the NE corner of the intersection. Take the trail to the north. He was recruited in the army of the Dutch Republic, where he managed to make some time to further study mathematics, physics and philosophy. He was one of the most influential persons in the Scientific Revolution. He virtually condensed the range and variety in the world by his well-known phrase; “matter in motion”. Pass a white ribbon on the right, then a very shaggy tree on the left. Continue forward through a somewhat open area. He wrote various books and papers about optics, and examined the rainbows. He also devised the principle of inertia. A supporter of the wave theory of light and vortex theory for planets, he thought of the universe and the human body as a giant machine. He is also described as the father of analytical geometry. Pass a green ribbon on the right, just before a “T”. You’ll see a pink ribbon and a busy trail to your right, so head left instead. His most significant philosophical position was connected with the mind-body dichotomy. Using one concise phrase, “cogito ergo sum” (I think, therefore I am), he changed the whole direction of Western philosophy. He is credited as the first thinker to offer a philosophical framework for the natural sciences. Stop at a burly base on your right. His theological beliefs became controversial at the time and faced direct opposition from the Pope. His theories and treatises immensely influenced countless aspects of the physical and scientific world. Take a bearing of 280° and take ~27 steps to a grouping of 5 sprawling Dutch soldiers. He died of pneumonia in 1650 in Sweden at the age of 54. This genius thinks he is in the base of a former comrade. Therefore that is where he is. Please rehide him well so he remains hidden from the Pope and any others who are not his friends.
Mystery Scientist 4
Renowned as a physiologist, medical doctor and psychologist, this man was an influential thinker of the twentieth century. Go back to the burly base and continue along the trail. His innovative treatment of human actions, dreams, and cultural objects as invariably possessing implicit symbolic significance has proven to be extraordinarily productive, and has had immense implications for a wide variety of fields, including anthropology, semiotics, and artistic creativity and appreciation in addition to psychology. His most important claim was that with psychoanalysis he had invented a new science of the mind. As you walk along, you may spot a clearing off to the left of the trail. He was born to a Jewish wool merchant and his much younger third wife in the Czech Republic in 1856. When he was 4 years old the family moved to Austria. He graduated with honors from a prominent high school in Vienna at age 17 and then entered the University of Vienna where he studied medicine. He began his career at a psychiatric clinic at age 26 and at age 30 he entered private practice, specializing in "nervous disorders". Go under a tree and when you reach a “T”, take a right (240°). He conceptualized the mind symbolically as an ancient ruin which had to been uncovered much like an archeologist would discover the treasures of an ancient civilization. This gave birth to Psychoanalysis. The object of psychoanalytic treatment may be said to be a form of self-understanding, once this is acquired; it is largely up to the patient, in consultation with the analyst to determine how he shall handle this newly-acquired understanding of the unconscious forces which motivate him. Pass a fungus-crusted fallen one on the right. A key concept introduced by this scientist was that the mind possesses a number of ‘defense mechanisms’ to attempt to prevent conflicts from becoming too acute, such as repression (pushing conflicts back into the unconscious), sublimation (channeling the sexual drives into the achievement of socially acceptable goals, in art, science, poetry, etc.), fixation (the failure to progress beyond one of the developmental stages), and regression (a return to the behavior characteristic of one of the stages). Start watching for two larger trees on the left side of the trail about ~5’ apart. Look between them to spot a very tall snag. In 1930 he was awarded the Goethe Prize in recognition of his contributions to psychology and to German literary culture. Find a twisted branch behind the snag. In 1939 this renowned man died in London of cancer of the mouth and jaw at age 83. The scientist became fixated on this twisted branch and regressed under the first knuckle. Please tap your unconscious forces to recall the proper way to replace him so he can continue to analyze his dreams undisturbed.
Return to the trail and continue along until you reach a paved path. Head left until you eventually return to the parking lot.
We don’t live nearby so we won’t be able to check the boxes very often. We’d therefore appreciate an email to let us know how these “Giants of Science” are doing. Thank you!
Hike length: 2-3 miles