History
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Center of knowledge
‘Surely you mistake Cambridge. Wee are situated in as dark a corner of ye land (in terms of knowledge of world affairs) as can be well desired.‘― Roger Cotes
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Einstein on Israel
‘The attitude we adopt toward the Arab minority will provide the real test of our moral standards as a people.‘― Albert Einstein
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America
‘God’s own country becomes stranger and stranger, but somehow they manage to return to normality. Everything, even lunacy, is mass produced here. But everything goes out of fashion very quickly.‘― Albert Einstein
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Think Differently
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t…
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WFH over de computer
‘Voor de schrijfmachine is het nu wachten op de doodklap van de computer. Terecht ? Meneer. Menéér. De computer is toch niet beter! Wat is daar beter aan? Zo’n ding is misschien een vooruitgang op kantoor, een brief ziet er netjes uit. Maar voor particulieren? De mens is nu eenmaal feilbaar, nietwaar? Fouten in mijn…
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Koken
‘De gemiddelde kooktijd is sterk gedaald in Nederland. Door de week ligt die nu nog maar op 17 minuten. Dat noem ik niet koken, dat is assembleren.‘― Theo Roos (1997)
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The Discoverers, Daniel J. Boorstin (ISBN 978-039472625-0, Vintage)
This book by Daniel Boorstin was first published in 1983. I read the Dutch translation around 1995 at which time it made quite an impression on me. In my mind it was still among the best books I have read. End of last year I decided to read it again but in the original English…
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb : 25th Anniversary Edition, Richard Rhodes (ISBN 978-1451677614, Simon & Schuster)
Last year ‘revolved’ about the history of the atomic bomb with the Oppenheimer movie being released. To brush up on my Oppenheimer I read 2 biographies, one by Abraham Pais and the other one the Pulitzer Prize winning American Prometheus. And then I decided to finally read book by Richard Rhodes about the making of…
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Napoleon. Deel 2: van Keizer tot mythe, Johan op de Beeck (ISBN , 9789022329979, Manteau)
New summer holiday so time to re read part 2 of the Napoleon biography from Johan op de Beeck. Although equally good as part 1 this book was a bit harder to get through the second time. It has not so much to do with the writing but all the more with the events in…
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