Michael Jackson - 29Aug09

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009), known as the "King of Pop", was an American musician and one of the most commercially successful entertainers of all time. His unique contributions to music and dance, along with a highly publicized personal life, made him a prominent figure in popular culture for four decades.

He started a solo career in 1971, having made his debut in 1964 as a member of The Jackson 5. His 1982 album Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time, with four others — Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995) — among the best selling. He popularized several intricate dance moves, such as the robot and the moonwalk. He is widely credited with having transformed the music video from a promotional tool into an art form, with videos for his songs "Billie Jean", "Beat It" and "Thriller" making him the first African American artist to amass a strong crossover following on MTV, and has influenced scores of music artists.

米高·約瑟·積遜（英文：Michael Joseph Jackson，1958年8月29日－2009年6月25日），是一名在世界各地極具影響力的流行音樂歌手、作曲家、作詞家、舞蹈家、演員、導演、唱片製作人、慈善家、時尚引領者，被譽為流行音樂之王（King of Pop）。據稱他也是世界上擁有最多歌迷的歌唱藝人。

1969年，他以積遜五人组樂隊（初期稱為 Jackson 5）主唱身份初出道，而於1971年開始了個人獨唱生涯。至今，他已在全世界銷售了約7.5億張唱片，他的《顫慄》（Thriller）專輯至今仍是人類音樂史上銷量最高的唱片，全球銷量超過1.04億張。[1]積遜一般被與貓王、披頭四並列為流行樂史上最偉大的歌手。30歲時，好友伊麗莎白·泰勒給了他「流行音樂之王」（King of Pop）這個頭銜，流傳甚廣至今

Wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson

中文 : http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E8%BF%88%E5%85%8B%E5%B0%94%C2%B7%E6%9D%B0%E5%85%8B%E9%80%8A

Festival Seven Sisters - 26Aug09

This is one of Hong Kong's most romantic festivals, particularly significant for single girls seeking mates and young lovers wanting a blessing.

The festival has its origin in Chinese folklore dating back more than 1,500 years. The legend features a weaver maid (with six older sisters), who led a lonely life working at her loom throughout the year. Her father, the Heavenly Emperor, felt sorry for her and allowed her to marry a cowherd from across the Milky Way.

After the wedding, she neglected her weaving duties and the Emperor ordered her to return home and visit her husband only once a year – on the seventh day of the seventh moon.

The celebrations centre on religious rites and feature needlework competitions. As part of the worship, young women make offerings to the night sky and the two stars that represent the cowherd and the maid. They usually present fruit and burn joss sticks and incense in the open air, chiefly on rooftops, in backyards and gardens, with the most popular location being Lovers' Stone on Bowen Road in Wan Chai.

七夕節，又名乞巧節、七巧節或七姐誕，是中國以及東亞各國的傳統節日，在農曆七月初七慶祝（日本在明治維新後改為陽曆7月7日），來自於牛郎與織女的傳說。

Eng : http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/events/festival-seven-sisters.html
中文 : http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E4%B8%83%E5%A4%95

Galileo Galilei - 25Aug09

Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism. Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy,"the "father of modern physics,"the "father of science,"and "the Father of Modern Science."Stephen Hawking says, "Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science."

伽利略·伽利萊（Galileo Galilei，1564年2月15日－1642年1月8日），意大利物理學家、數學家、天文學家及哲學家，科學革命中的重要人物。他的成就包括改進望遠鏡和其所帶來的天文觀測，以及支持哥白尼學說。伽利略被譽為「現代觀測天文學之父」、「現代物理學之父」、「科學之父」及「現代科學之父」。史蒂芬·霍金說過，「自然科學的誕生要歸功於伽利略，他這方面的功勞大概無人能及。」

wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei

中文 : http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E4%BC%BD%E5%88%A9%E7%95%A5%C2%B7%E4%BC%BD%E5%88%A9%E8%8E%B1

Hans Christian Ørsted - 14Aug09

Hans Christian Ørsted (14 August 1777 – 9 March 1851) was a Danish physicist and chemist who is best known for discovering that electric currents can create magnetic fields which is an important part of Electromagnetism. He shaped post-Kantian philosophy and advances in science throughout the late nineteenth century.He was also the first modern thinker to explicitly describe and name the thought experiment.

在十八世紀末到十九世紀初之間，由於卡爾巴尼的偶然發現及伏特的努力，人類才獲得了電流。然後丹麥的物理學家，厄斯特發現電流有磁的作用。今天我們在各方面使用的電磁鐵就是這個發現的結晶。

wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_%C3%98rsted

中文 : http://www.mr-wang.idv.tw/men-001/see.asp?oneid=64&passed=&upd=60&sql1=