While I have often said that the community of physicists works for the common gaining of knowledge and to derive infinite mental pleasure out of that, I have also asserted that little is done towards blindly implementing it—that is what engineers are for: the Engineering — this is where the semi-skilled workers realize the work of better […]
On Physicists and the law: how society has misplaced its views of science and its community
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Penned: Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Penned: Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Astronomy lecture-workshop — Day 1
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Penned: Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Penned: Friday, September 2nd, 2011
As one of my three-part series on the The Science Academies’ three-day lecture workshop on astronomy—which I am attending presently—here are the proceedings of the inaugural first day. The Science Academies The three day workshop focusing on undergraduate and graduate students of physics was convened by Dr R Srinivasan, a Fellow of The Science Academies—an association of the […]
15 of the best quotes from The Big Bang Theory
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Penned: Sunday, August 28th, 2011
Penned: Sunday, August 28th, 2011
The 15 conversations/quotes I have listed below are among my many personal favourites. If you have any of your own, do share them below! 1. Sheldon: I made tea. Leonard: I don’t want tea. Sheldon: I didn’t make tea for you. This is my tea. Leonard: Then why are you telling me? Sheldon: It’s a conversation starter. Leonard: That’s a lousy conversation starter. Sheldon: Oh, is it? […]
Brian Greene
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Penned: Sunday, June 26th, 2011
Penned: Sunday, June 26th, 2011
Isidor Isaac Rabi
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Penned: Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Penned: Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Steven Weinberg
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Penned: Saturday, June 4th, 2011
Penned: Saturday, June 4th, 2011
Drawing parallels between a tailor and a physicist
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Penned: Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Penned: Sunday, May 29th, 2011
I remember seeing, once before, the anatomy of a pair of trousers drawn with chalk on a piece of cloth soon to become part of somebody’s wardrobe. The alien-looking design was nothing like I had expected and it was only then that the tailor appeared to me to have put on the cloak of genius. This genius-tailor image […]