Of the Two Famous Foucaults.
I stopped for a moment and thought "Oh, so THATS who the other Foucault was!" I'd seen a book by him at Borders just a week or so ago with Ali, but really wasn't sure who he was, aside from the fact that he was famous in 1980 instead of 1890.
The only Foucault I know is the one I learned about in Physics and Astronomy, the inventor of the aptly named "Foucault Pendulum"
It seems fitting that I'm learning so much while attempting to write an educational story! I've found good resources for both Foucaults.
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Learn more about Foucault's Pendulum - one of the founding proofs that the earth rotated about
its
axis.
- Great illustrations and animations make this is a very fun site! The work of Jean Bernard Leon Foucault is presented in a way which makes the concepts accessible and fun.
- Read more about Michael (pronounced "Michelle") Foucault, prominent philosopher of the late 20th century who sought to understand the nature and history of the fundamental concepts of society and the author of The Birth of the Clinic: An Archaeology of Medical Perception and Madness and Civilization : A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason, among many others
