Einstein@Home was my very first volunteer computing science project and is still my favorite. I'm happy to see that Einstein@home just discovered a new pulsar!
I've loved science since I was in third grade, way back in August, 1956. My first science interest was astronomy; Mars was coming close to earth that year. I majored in chemistry and eventually became a certified chemistry teacher in 1990, and taught in the homes of students who couldn't attend school (illnesses, accidents, etc.). I work at a major Pittsburgh PA university and enjoy volunteering at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh ( http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/ ) where I help perform science demonstrations and also help in the planetarium and in their observatory. I'm a member of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh ( http://www.3ap.org/ ).
1. I run Einstein@home for the pure joy of contributing toward this wonderful research and scientific knowledge.
2. Einstein@home is a significant attempt to contribute toward man's understanding and scientific knowledge in general. Discoveries from this project may lead to other discoveries, and perhaps even develop practical technology. Even Einstein's theories may eventually be superseded in the future with the discovery of new knowledge and much broader concepts such as "string theory."
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