Michael T. Starks

Category: Heroes

  • Sir Isaac Newton

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    This man’s accomplishments defy understanding! How is it possible for one man to make so many world-changing discoveries? Obviously, he’s one of my heroes. Newton is best known for his laws of motion and universal gravitation. It’s worth stating them each here. Newton’s Laws of Motion Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation Each object attracts every…

  • On Heroes

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    I have many heroes. I’m not sure if that’s the right word. There are many people who I respect and admire for doing something extraordinary. A very large number of people! At the top of this collection are the people I officially identify here as my heroes. These people have touched my life in a…

  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés

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    It’s been many years since I read Women Who Run with Wolves. I’m tempted to read it again. While I remember how much I loved it, I don’t remember some of the specifics. It has a lot to do with what makes us human. “Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a…

  • Laini Taylor

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    I’m not sure how I stumbled upon this author. I think I found Daughter of Smoke & Bone at the Broomfield Public Library. Slightly intrigued, I picked it up, and I got sucked in. I loved that it started in Prague, one of my favorite cities. Soon, I checked out the remaining two books in…

  • Galileo Galilei

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    Classical physics probably owes more to Galileo than to any other “natural philosopher”. Is it any wonder he’s one of my heroes? Galileo lived from 1564 to 1642. He used experiments to understand kinematics. He learned how objects move, if not why. When the position of an object changes with time, we can say that…

  • Malcolm Gladwell

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    I’ve read every book that Malcolm Gladwell has written. Because his insights consistently inspire, he’s one of my heroes. Here are the links to each of his books. I am impressed by both the breadth and depth of his writing. His books are fun to read and tend to be surprising (in different ways). If…

  • Jim Henson

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    Today, I started watching Jim Henson: Idea Man. How could I not take the opportunity to learn more about one of my heroes? Jim Henson had so many ideas that he felt like he didn’t have enough time to realize them all. So, he worked on multiple ideas at once. He grew up in rural…

  • George Lucas

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    If I had to state one movie that had the most profound impact on my life, it would be Star Wars: A New Hope. I was a kid at the right age at the right time. When I first saw the movie in 1977, it blew me away! I had never seen anything quite so…

  • James Clerk Maxwell

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    It seems that James Clerk Maxwell is not very well-known outside the physics community. I’m not entirely sure why. His accomplishments are extraordinary! He is mostly remembered for creating the theoretical framework that explains electrodynamics. “From a long view of the history of mankind—seen from, say, ten thousand years from now—there can be little doubt…

  • Stephen R. Donaldson

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    For one of my classes in seventh or eighth grade, I needed to present a book report. I thought, “Why give a talk about one book when I could give a talk about an entire trilogy of books?” At the time, I was more excited about The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever than any…