Anyone notice the new Google doodle today?
In case you were wondering, they are honoring Hans Christian Ørsted, the clever fellow who noticed that a current generates a magnetic field, a nice simple fact that makes the device you are reading this on possible.
Nerds. Gotta love 'em.
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