Beyond the Golden Age

Golden rice and beyond.

The term “golden rice” was coined by a Thai businessman who is active in initiatives aimed at reducing the birth rate, a major cause of the food security problem. As it turned out, the term “golden rice” has proven to be enormously successful in piquing the interest of the public. (I gave up tallying its mention in the popular media after more than 30 television broadcasts and 300 newspaper art...

The Golden Age of Botany.

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The Golden Age of AI

The Golden Age of Microanalysis.

The history of electron probe analysis in the USA in its first two decades is reviewed, with reference to the personalities which were involved, the development of instrumentation and theory, and the technical problems and limitations of that era.

The Golden Age of Statistical Graphics

Statistical graphics and data visualization have long histories, but their modern forms began only in the early 1800s. Between roughly 1850 and 1900 (±10), an explosive growth occurred in both the general use of graphic methods and the range of topics to which they were applied. Innovations were prodigious and some of the most exquisite graphics ever produced appeared, resulting in what may be ...