DRAFT 1

In January 2009, Suzanne Weyn wrote about a book titled “Distant Waves” with the purpose to bring the reader on the Titanic, but to also focus on spirits and science and how they can connect with one another. These chapters of distant waves would be more a debatable chapter on what to believe and what not believe. The protagonist (Jane) and her family walk through Huston-street where an earthquake is in motion Jane and her sister (Mimi) were trapped under a pile of rubble, a famous scientist (Nikola Tesla) rescue Jane and her sister. Tesla shows Jane, Mimi, and their mother what he was working which was an invention dealing with vibrations but he destroys it since it was too dangerous, this book does bring up the question on the belief of spirits. In the end, Is Distant waves more considered in the spiritual or scientific side? It would be more considered on the scientific side because of the advent of technology evolving.

      In her book, Suzanne Weyn is bringing a combination of spirits and science together by bringing a real-life scientist into this fictional world she creates, Weyn assures to the reader even spirits and science may seem different, they definitely bring connections of using science and math. She explains how ghosts and science relate to one another through vibrations. The focus in these chapters change in the perspective of spirits to science as if it was a transformation, the second chapter brings the sense of her mother bring a spiritualist and how she believes in certain spirits by the third chapter it transitions into science to learn about the engineering side of Distant waves, and at the end they come together into the form of a question for the future. According to Weyn, Jane’s mom brings up the question to tesla if he believes in ghosts, he answers by giving an example of a hummingbird and how their wings can disappear as they hover, the rate of the vibration of their renders them invisible to the human senses, certain objects can vibrate at different frequencies.” Earlier Weyn describes other scientific inventions Tesla has created for the natural gain for the world that everyone can use. The author brings in a good example of Tesla’s invention such as the hydro-electric invention harnessing the water from the from Niagara Falls, he wanted to share his brilliance with the rest of world. In distant waves Suzanne Weyn writes, “It is my latest experiment: an electromechanical oscillator, a vibratory mechanism. I was amplifying its output to see if it could align with the vibrational patterns of the outside buildings.” Weyn is bringing in the advent of science it is simple to focus on vibrations.

        One of the aspects of this of this writing packet struck the most important is the focus on the science of Tesla’s inventions. In these chapters Weyn brings a good examination of why science is fascinating and relates to everyday life. As Wyen being the author of the book she tries to intertwine both logic and spirits into one which was interesting to focus on science from more than one perspective. It should also be noted in distant waves it doesn’t really focus on the spirit side as much as the scientific side which is an interesting way for the reader to learn about science and engineers that played a role throughout decades. The inventions that Tesla and other engineers always inspired me which is why I chose to become an engineer, engineering is the future for innovators that want to shape the world with inventions. However, the author fails to mention more information between Tesla and Marconi there could’ve been more information between the rivalry between these two innovators as well. The author brings quotes that make the book interesting and has the reader question the aspects of science. The logic of science behind distant waves brings the story to life. It was important for the author to write about the scientific side it brings the general idea that science can always evolve into something new from those who set the path to make new changes to the science world.     Throughout the end of the chapters of Distant Waves it truly focuses scientific side of the world to have us look at science not only as science but other perspectives of science which brings the readers to learn more about themselves and what type of science they might want to pursue, that is (in my opinion) the true reason for the theme of the book Weyn wants the reader to be inspired to learn about engineering.

DRAFT 2

The Brilliance behind Science

In January 2009, Suzanne Weyn wrote a book titled “Distant Waves” with the purpose to bring the reader to the Titanic but also focusing on spirits and science and how they can connect. These chapters of distant waves would be more debatable chapters on what to believe and what not to believe. The protagonist (Jane) and her family walk through Huston-street where an earthquake is in motion Jane and her sister (Mimi) were trapped under a pile of rubble, and a famous scientist (Nikola Tesla) rescues Jane and her sister. Tesla shows Jane, Mimi, and their mother what he was working which was an invention dealing with vibrations but he destroys it since it was too dangerous, this book does bring up the question of the belief in spirits. Throughout Distant waves, it is more considered scientific side because of the advent of technology evolving. It is important to examine the values of science and how it changes the characters’ beliefs.

      In her book, Suzanne Weyn brings a combination of spirits and science together by bringing a real-life scientist into this fictional world she creates. Weyn assures the reader even though spirits and science may seem different. It brings connections by using science and math. She explains how ghosts and science relate to one another through vibrations. The second chapter brings the sense of her mother brings a spiritualist and how she believes in certain spirits by the second chapter transitions into science to learn about the engineering side of Distant waves, and at the end, they come together in the form of a question for the future. Jane’s mom brings up the question to Tesla if he believes in ghosts. He answers by giving an example of a hummingbird and how its wings can disappear as they hover, and the rate of their vibration of their renders them invisible to the human senses, certain objects can vibrate at different frequencies. Earlier, Weyn describes other scientific inventions Tesla has created for the natural gain of the world that everyone can use. The author brings in a good example of Tesla’s invention such as the hydroelectric invention harnessing the water from Niagara Falls, he wanted to share his brilliance with the rest of the world. In distant waves, Suzanne Weyn writes, “It is my latest experiment: an electromechanical oscillator, a vibratory mechanism. I was amplifying its output to see if it could align with the vibrational patterns of the outside buildings” (pg.23). Weyn is bringing in the advent of science. It is simple to focus on vibrations. 

        One of the aspects of this writing packet that struck the most important is the focus on the science of Tesla’s inventions. In these chapters, Weyn brings a good examination of why science is fascinating and relates to everyday life. Weyn tries to intertwine both logic and spirits into one which was interesting to focus on science from more than one perspective. It should also be noted in Distant Waves does not focus on the spirit side as much as the scientific side which is an interesting way for the reader to learn about science and engineers that played a role throughout decades. The inventions that Tesla and other engineers always inspired me which is why I chose to become an engineer, engineering is the future for innovators that want to shape the world with inventions. However, the author fails to mention more information between Tesla and Marconi there could’ve been more information about the rivalry between these two innovators as well. The author brings quotes that make the book interesting and has the reader question the aspects of science. The logic of science behind Distant Waves brings the story to life. It was important for the author to write about the scientific side, it brings the general idea that science can evolve into something new from those who set the tone to change the world of science.     The end of the chapters of Distant Waves truly focuses scientific side of the world to have us look at science not only as a science but other perspectives of science that brings the readers to learn more about themselves and what type of science they might want to pursue, that is (in my opinion) the theme of the book Weyn wants the reader to be inspired to learn about engineering.