when rutherford died, he died rather early in the late 30s. his bank account was 7000 pounds, which was exactly his own nobel prize money in 1911. i will than by talking about the new times once had a very bright science editor named comfort. and in "the new york times" magazine in 1936, he wrote what these people did, einstein, rutherford, or eisenberg, plunk, the heroes of the heroic age of physics. and this is what he said they did. suppose that nobody on earth had ever heard a piece of music. and suppose that beethoven's fifth symphony is played over and over again by invisible musicians. that this is his problem is to devise an apparatus which will shift out one note from another and analyze it, and for what kind of invisible instruments produced the sounds, and determining what notes should be played and how long and how loudly. it's not likely that he would succeed him imagine violins and clarinets or even musicians going into wards or he would postulate nearly vibrating bodies. these would meet his requirements. even with this applicat

carter and quinn rutherford have had just five weeks of summer vacation -- >> my shoe's untied!> reporter: -- before heading to mt. vernon community school, where classes run almost year round. do you think your boys are ahead of the game? >> absolutely. the keep learning. they don't have this long process of getting back into the rhythm of school. >> reporter: jennifer fisher teaches first grade. >> you all know me. what's my name? >> reporter: she's taught in both traditional and year-round schools and says there's a difference. >> i call it the summer hangover. i mean, you really have to spend so much time getting them back into the frame of mind of school >> reporter: these students spend an additional 25 days in school. that's more in line with the rest of the world, like japan, where students spend 63 more days in class. more days in the classroom means more money. this school spends an added $600 a year per student. that's $350,000 for just one school. and critics say there's no proof that added days equal smarter students. >> it's the wrong idea. the schools don't work,

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snowe was talking about how brilliant this man was, and what he had written and interpreted, and rutherford, who was extremely well read, said, yes, i know he's brilliantly but don't you sometimes wonder or wish that he knew why if we press a button at the front of the house, a bell rings in the back? [laughter]. >> with that, our time is up. please join me in thanking our panelist. [applause]. >> during the 2009 los angeles festival of books, larry wilmore sat down with book tv to discuss his new book and take questions from viewers. the program is half an hour. >> well, our next call-in guest will be larry wilmore, the senior black correspondent of "the daily show" and we'll show you a clip and then take your calls with larry wilmore. >> how much of a game changer is this barack obama, for more i'm joined by larry wilmore, our senior black correspondent. [cheers and applause]. >> yeah. it is unbelievable. obama's not only popular, here at home but around the world. and, its not his rhetoric, not even his smile, it is something that a little more basic. >> in that regard, my younger son, c

look, the rutherford b. hayes election of 1876 is still going to be talked about. it is still talked about now and will be talked about in the future. so is bush/gore. it is not going to go away just because the secretary of state does or does not mention it to nigerians that might -- one thing we left out of this equation. those people at that town hall might really not have known the details of that story. and that, you know -- the fact that things might look bad is just as important to tell people, i think, as, you know, whether or not there is something to that connection that she implied. is there not pointlessness in the rank coming back at her about this? >> you know, they might make a small point but they are making a big point. so they lose out. it is like people at town hall to compare obama to hitler. you may make some point about health care reform but you go way too far, you are tuned out. moderate republicans want to have nothing to do with you because they just simply don't want to have to answer for the people on the fringe. and the -- people making

shepard: in rutherford, new jersey, things quickly boiled over. >> we have come to a point where it's more important to give illegal immigrants, illegal aliens health care. >> racist! >> how dare you. >> stop that come on. >> how dare you. shepard: this was the sixth meeting democratic congressman steve rothman has held in just the past three days. still, so many people showed up they couldn't all get inside. republican congressman mike coffman hosted an event in littleton, colorado. >> how much money did you take from health care? shepard: a lot of shouting. both insides and out. >> facts not fear. facts not fear. >> public option to serve private options and private options destroy jobs. shepard: in coalville washington catherine rodgers looked to impa theisman with health care clinics. >> consumers have lost options. we have lost competition. >> put ton a national ballot. if the american people want health care reform, they vote for it if they don't want health care reform, they don't vote for it. shepard: about 200 miles west in everett. the democratic congressman rick larson held

and one of several nfl quarterback competitions will be on full display in east rutherford tonight. the jets begin to evaluate kellen clemens and mark sanchez in game situations. captioning by captionmax >> hello, everyone. come on in. a little bit closer. that's good right there. >> not too close. >> this is espnews. if you didn't know, we always help you stay current with the latest news, highlights and scores. linda cohn is here. i'm mark morgan. a very busy 30 minutes ahead. tiger woods and padraig harrington tied at the top as we speak at the second round at hazel teen in the pga championship. >> but first, michael vick has a new home, introduced today as the newest member of the philadelphia eagles. michael vick will be on the eagles' practice field tomorrow. his first preseason game could be august 22nd. this after he was give an second chance by team located in the city of brotherly love. vick was signed for one year with a club option for another year. >> i think everybody deserves a second chance. you know, we all have issues. we all deal with certain things. you know, we