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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Heisenberg Principle : Tuesday Tattoo
Randy L’s Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle Tattoo. Tattoo inker Gianna, Powerhouse Tattoos, Montclair, NJ
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Math Tattoo: 6×9=42 – I am sure there is a deep meaning to this
Is it because answer to every question is 42? The number 42 is the answer to life, the universe and everything from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. May be stylized 6 and 9 are not numbers at all but … Continue reading
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Science books fetch astronomical prices: Copernicus book $2.2M
I wrote about the Science book auction a few days ago. Here is how much was realized for some of the notable books. GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). Le operazioni del compasso geometrico, et militare. Padova: in the house of the author … Continue reading
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Amazing closeup pictures of bubbles – like you have never seen before
Creative Review commissioned photographer Jason Tozer to shoot these pictures on behalf of Sony using its new Alpha digital camera. All common-or-garden soap bubbles, shot in-camera! Source And my favorite: Click for a better view. To learn how the pictures … Continue reading
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Gems from Physics History : Science book auction at Christie’s.
The remarkable collection of a retired physician and amateur astronomer, Richard Green of Long Island, which is offered for sale by Christie’s, contains some of the greatest physics books ever written. Dr. Green’s library includes works by Galileo, Copernicus, Newton,Gauss, … Continue reading
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Soon The entire US Congress would consist of physicists!
NY Times has an interesting article about the inordinate number of physicists in the Congress. WASHINGTON — According to the Congressional Research Service, there are only about 30 scientists among the 535 senators and representatives in the 110th Congress, and … Continue reading
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The Anime Laws of Physics
Here are select Anime Laws of Physics: #3 – Law of Sonic Amplification, First Law of Anime Acoustics In space, loud sounds, like explosions, are even louder because there is no air to get in the way. #11 – Law … Continue reading
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Matter of Everything – Teaser and Trailer
Matter of Everything.. Hmmm, A documentary about “no ordinary matter”.. What could it be? Yup, it’s a documentary about Dark Matter. THE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NO ORDINARY MATTER The Matter Of Everything is a feature documentary that challenges us to see … Continue reading
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Relationship between math and physics
XKCD had a comment about the purity of the subject matter: A similar joke I have heard before: Sociologists want to be psychologists, because if you understand the brain you can understand society. Psychologists want to be biologists, because if … Continue reading
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10 Light years to the Inch
The Star Map Crystal is a cosmic paperweight: a 3″ glass cube laser etched with a 3D map of all stars within 5 parsecs of the sun. Art, Science and Technology Bathsheba Grossman is an internationally collected artist, working with … Continue reading
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Lorenz attractor
A trajectory of Lorenz’s equations, rendered as a metal wire to show direction and 3D structure.
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3D Mandelbrot fractal animation – Julia set
Here is a 2D julia set And the 3-D Julia set animation. Every time I see it, I feel perplexed as to the complexity and the beauty of it.
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