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VINT CERF EVENT

Published: 29 August 2013

On the 29th of August we travelled to Edinburgh to attend a talk by Google Vice President Dr. Vint Cerf, one of the people responsible for creating the internet. He answered questions on a wide range of subjects, submitted by pupils from the many different schools and colleges in attendance.

Some of the topics he discussed were his work on interplanetary networking (computer networking between different planets), his thoughts on how technology will evolve over the coming years, the possibilities of wearable computers such as Google glass, his work on creating the internet and his thoughts on how the internet has grown since its inception. Our favourite part by far was hearing about his work with NASA, and how computers are used on such a grand scale.

We all really...

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SPY WEEK PHOTOS

Published: 21 July 2013

Our S1 pupils took part in 'Spy Week' during the second last week of term. The activities ranged from solving crimes, sending secret messages, keeping fit and packing a spy suitcase, amongst others.

It was a fantastic week - hopefully illustrated in the photos. Enjoy!

 

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SPY WEEK 2013 - UPDATE 3

Published: 20 June 2013

Wow, what a day!

Today our youngsters had what may well be a once in a lifetime opportunity. We welcomed a genuine Enigma Machine..... 

At this point I'd like to thank the London Mathematical Society and our very own Knox Academy Support Group (KASG) for funding the Project but let me assure you that it was well worth it!

So, what did we learn and what did we do?

We started off with a presentation, from James Grime, about the history and mathematics of codes and code breaking, from ancient ...
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MASS AUDIENCE WITH HIGGS

Published: 20 June 2013

Professor Peter Higgs is to give a talk about the particle that bears his name, at a sell-out event in Edinburgh.

The celebrated scientist will join a panel discussion on the Higgs boson, a particle whose recent discovery is regarded as a milestone in modern physics.

Professor Higgs came up with a theory for the boson, which is fundamental to the laws of physics, when he was a young researcher at Edinburgh in the 1960s.

The event will be streamed live at this page at 6pm on Thursday, 20 June.

 

SPY WEEK 2013 - UPDATE 2

Published: 18 June 2013

Today I had the lovely opportunity to go and visit some classes and I must take this opportunity (I'm sure that I'll say it again though) to say a huge thanks to staff for really 'going for it' and to the pupils who are finishing the school year as they started it - enthusiastic, whole-hearted and committed. All qualities that bode well for the future.

I'll try to give a summary of the lessons I visited today:

 

Period 1: Mr Doig's "Spy School"  were looking at Morse code as an example of sending a coded message. They built a simple telegraph machine and tried sending messages through wires. They then moved onto sending the coded messages from classroom to classroom...

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