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Credit Where Credit’s Due
It’s no secret to anyone who has previously visited this website that my wife, Hellen Dodd Carpenter, is the Granddaughter of the man who invented the game of basketball. Yes, it’s true; Dr. James Naismith invented the sport as a physical activity that his students at Springfield College in Massachusetts could participate in during the … Continue reading
A LOOK INTO OUR FOOD FUTURE
A LOOK INTO OUR FOOD FUTURE WILL D. CARPENTER A poem written by Alfred Lord Tennyson over a hundred years ago contains these lines: “For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see, saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be.” While Lord Tennyson’s prediction of a … Continue reading
SMALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME INAUGURAL CLASS
Hellen Carpenter is the granddaughter of Dr. James Naismith, the man who invented basketball. On Thursday, June 30, 2016, Small College Basketball announces the inaugural Hall of Fame Class inductees, which naturally includes Dr. Naismith. The actual induction ceremony will be held Thursday, November 17, 2016, and Dr. and Mrs. Will Carpenter and other family members … Continue reading
Consider Yourself Reminded
Over 30 years ago I learned one of the most valuable lessons of my life. As the years went by I forgot that lesson, but when I recently dug through some old papers, I found a copy of a talk I once gave that reminded me of its importance. In graduate school, my primary professor, … Continue reading
Think you know basketball?
Think you know basketball? Had Dr. James Naismith still been living when Will Carpenter and Hellen Dodd met, they could have had quite a discussion about the game of basketball. Dr. Naismith was Hellen’s Maternal Grandfather, and he was the man who invented the game!! On November 17, 2016, Dr. Naismith will be inducted into … Continue reading
Here’s My Take On It This Week “INTERFACING”
Science Interfaces This spring, thousands of students will receive diplomas in various fields of science, at all levels and subject matter, and with varying degrees of success. There is at least one thing they will all have in common: the lack of formal exposure in managing the many science interfaces that they will encounter in … Continue reading
