In science, you have breakthrough discoveries, and more often than not, scientists build on the work of others. On The Invisible Mentor Blog, we have profiled some male scientists who have made phenomenal scientific discoveries – Babbage, Darwin, Einstein and Newton. Charles Babbage Charles Darwin Albert Einstein Sir Isaac Newton Charles Babbage, Father of the Computer, Mathematician, Professor, Inventor and Economic Theorist: Babbage designed a computer that he couldn’t build because the technology did not exist at the time. The London Science Museum constructed one of his computing machines from the original plans to … [Read more...]
The Invisible Mentor Week in Review
September 24, 2011 by
This is what we talked about on The Invisible Mentor Blog this week: The Restorer by Amanda Stevens, Charles Darwin and Interview with Tracy Matthewman. Mondays at the Salon Recently I attended a workshop titled Going Beyond Google offered by SCIP (Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals) led by Sean Campbell of Cascade Insights. We have become so dependent on Google that we seldom look elsewhere to find information. This webinar was a great reminder to me about the hidden web, and I picked up some great tips that I’d like to share. Going Beyond Google for Research Booked on Tuesdays As I was reading Amanda … [Read more...]
To Read or Not to Read, Now That’s the Question
April 8, 2009 by
Any professional who aspires to navigate up the corporate ladder, especially in belt-tightening times, must develop intellectual power. The fastest way to develop intellectual power requires reading the right books which is akin to eating. Some books have to be chewed, some digested and others savoured. Tim Sanders, former Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo! Inc. in his book Love Is The Killer App, recommends that you use the 80/20 rule. Spend 80 percent of your reading time on books and 20 percent on articles, newspapers and so on. Books give more detailed knowledge on any subject than articles do. Before reading, … [Read more...]
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