Idiosyncrasies of Some Great Scientists
Mohammad Gill April 10, 2006
#3 Posted by swarrier on April 10, 2006 8:04:57 am
On Dirac`s paucity of words, somebody once said about him , `` It took him a light year to complete a sentence.`` That was bad physics but a good statement.
Neils Bohr apparently had a horseshoe nailed above his office door. When teased about it he said, `` I believe it works whether you believe in it or not``.
Neils Bohr apparently had a horseshoe nailed above his office door. When teased about it he said, `` I believe it works whether you believe in it or not``.
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#2 Posted by ziahmed on April 10, 2006 7:55:28 am
This was a fun read. Thank you, Gill sahib.
Speaking of idiosyncratic, Prof. Rota wasn`t exactly a picture of normalcy himself :)
Speaking of idiosyncratic, Prof. Rota wasn`t exactly a picture of normalcy himself :)
#1 Posted by bjkumar on April 10, 2006 6:53:18 am
Perhaps that look was part of his ``stud`` image!
(Confession: I only read the teaser. I hope you wrote it yourself.)
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