Science
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What we know about atoms
‘‘Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe;All mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe.‘― Jabberwocky poem
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Law of nature
‘If you do something once, people will call it an accident. If you do it twice, they call it a coincidence. But do it a third time and you’ve just proven a natural law.‘― Grace Hopper
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True understanding
‘I never am really satisfied that I understand anything, because, understand it well as I may, my comprehension can only be an infinitesimal fraction of all I want to understand about the many connections and relations which occur to me.‘― Ada Lovelace
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Exploring the Mysteries of the Universe
‘We have peered into a new world, and have seen that it is more mysterious and more complex than we had imagined. Still more mysteries of the universe remain hidden. Their discovery awaits the adventurous scientists of the future. I like it this way.‘― Vera Rubin
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Victory to stupidity
‘The tension between nature and humans’ interaction with it is an enormous battle between man’s intelligence and his stupidity. And I am not at all sure that stupidity isn’t going to win out in the long run.‘― Marjory Stoneman Douglas
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Lise Meitner. A Life in Physics, Ruth Lewin Sime (ISBN 978-0-520-20860-5, University of California Press)
This is the second biography of Lise Meitner I read. After reading the biography by Patricia Rife I was at first hesitant to also go and read this book by Ruth Lewin Sime. But after finishing the book I have to say it was well worth every minute. Where the biography of Patricia Rife focused…
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Understanding Nature’s Secrets: Insights and Reflections
‘There are no secrets about the world of nature. There are secrets about the thoughts and intentions of men.‘― Robert Oppenheimer
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Lise Meitner and the Dawn of the Nuclear Age, Patricia Rife (ISBN 978-0817637323, Birkhäuser)
A very nice biography about one of the ‘forgotten’ women of science. I came across a reference to this book somewhere and decided to read it as part of my ‘atomic’ theme. It also fits nicely into a series of books I am reading about women scientists. I had read the excellent ‘The making of…
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Exploring Vulcan: From Star Trek to Mercury’s Orbit
In Star Trek 3 : The Search for Spock, the resurrected Spock is found on the Genisis planet. But where can we find the planet Vulcan ? Vulcan is the god of fire and in the 19th century peculiarities were observed in the orbit of the planet Mercury. This anomaly in Mercury’s orbit could was…
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