tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553059043864193352024-03-13T02:59:27.036-04:00Tuva / Feynman NewsIrregular news items about Tuva, or about Feynman,
or about both!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-19412903671423563142016-02-25T19:45:00.001-05:002016-02-25T19:46:14.546-05:00Diaspora of Tuva - Museum Events<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="НАЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ МУЗЕЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТЫВА запустил цикл мероприятий, посвященных диаспорам Тувы в честь Года гостеприимства.
">The National Museum of the Republic of Tuva has launched a series of events
dedicated to the <i><b>Diaspora of Other Nationalities in Tuva</b></i>, in honor of the Year of Hospitality.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="НАЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ МУЗЕЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТЫВА запустил цикл мероприятий, посвященных диаспорам Тувы в честь Года гостеприимства.
"><br /></span><span title="26 февраля в 14.00 состоится встреча с киргизской диаспорой в 5 зале на 2 –м этаже.
">The first event is scheduled for February 26 at at 14.00, where representatives of the Kyrgyz diaspora will be present in Hall 5 on the second floor.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="26 февраля в 14.00 состоится встреча с киргизской диаспорой в 5 зале на 2 –м этаже.
"><br /></span><span title="Представители киргизской диаспоры расскажут и покажут свои обычая и традиции.">The representatives of the Kyrgyz diaspora will tell about and show their customs and traditions. </span><span title="Особую роль отведут традициям гостеприимства.">A special role will be allocated to traditions of hospitality. </span><span title="Они представят свою традиционную кухню (дастархан), национальную одежду, танцы и музыку, национальные игры, музыкальные инструменты, и фольклор (сказки).
">They will present their traditional cuisine (dastarkhan), national
costumes, dances and music, national games, musical instruments and
folklore (tales).</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="Они представят свою традиционную кухню (дастархан), национальную одежду, танцы и музыку, национальные игры, музыкальные инструменты, и фольклор (сказки).
"><br /></span><span title="Сотрудники Национального музея совместно с представителями Киргизской диаспоры расскажут о Киргизии и об уважаемых и выдающихся представителях киргизской национальности.
">Employees of the National Museum in cooperation with the
representatives of Kyrgyz diaspora will speak about Kyrgyzstan and esteemed and distinguished representatives of Kyrgyz nationality.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="Сотрудники Национального музея совместно с представителями Киргизской диаспоры расскажут о Киргизии и об уважаемых и выдающихся представителях киргизской национальности.
"><br /></span><span title="Представители киргизской диаспоры: Эген-Дергиева Тамара Калиновна, народный целитель.
">The representatives of Kyrgyz diaspora will include Egen-Dergieva Tamara Kalinovna, folk healer.</span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-91745050698716593202015-09-07T22:02:00.003-04:002015-09-07T22:02:44.568-04:00Kongarl-ol Ondar - private performance at the Kraft House<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's been too long since Kongar-ol Ondar passed away... here is a video taken by Robert Kraft, of an impromptu private performance. Near the end the song he shifts the rhythm of the guitar accompaniment in way I've not heard on other recordings, and then I think there is a segue into another song.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-75903626819937933652015-09-01T19:44:00.003-04:002015-09-01T19:44:48.950-04:00"The Quotable Feynman" now available for pre-order<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"We are so used to looking at the world from the point of view of living
things that we cannot understand what it means not to be alive, and yet
most of the time the world had nothing alive on it. And in most places
in the universe today, there is probably nothing alive.”</span></span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">--Richard P. Feynman</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you are reading this news item, you don't need to be informed of who Richard Feynman was, or convinced of his quotable character. However, you might not be aware of the forthcoming publication of<i> The Quotable Feynman</i>, a treasure-trove of profound, provocative, humorous,
and memorable quotations on a wide range of subjects.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here is a description of the book cadged from the Amazon website:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Carefully
selected by Richard Feynman's daughter, Michelle Feynman, from his
spoken and written legacy, including interviews, lectures, letters,
articles, and books, the quotations are arranged under two dozen
topics--from art, childhood, discovery, family, imagination, and humor
to mathematics, politics, science, religion, and uncertainty</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The book features a
foreword in which physicist Brian Cox pays tribute to Feynman and
describes how his words reveal his particular genius, a piece in which
cellist Yo-Yo Ma shares his memories of Feynman and reflects on his
enduring appeal, and a personal preface by Michelle Feynman. It also
includes some previously unpublished quotations, a chronology of Richard
Feynman's life, some twenty photos of Feynman, and a section of
memorable quotations about Feynman from other notable figures.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Features:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Approximately 500 quotations, some of them previously unpublished, arranged by topic</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A foreword by Brian Cox, reflections by Yo-Yo Ma, and a preface by Michelle Feynman</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A chronology of Feynman's life</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Some twenty photos of Feynman</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A section of quotations about Feynman from other notable figures</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Available for pre-order now at your favourite local bookseller, or online at the usual places - search on "the Quotable Feynman", ISBN <span class="a-size-base a-color-base">978-0691153032</span></span></span> <br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">“There will be a fun road trip to Mexico for the guys early on,” EP
Steve Molaro tells me. “The road trip will be taking place in [the late
theoretical physicist] Richard Feynman’s van and it will actually be
Richard Feynman’s real-life van that we have access to — his actual van
from the ’80s with the equations that he had painted on the outside of
it.”</span></i></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">More news to follow!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-50628699852442351562015-07-26T09:52:00.001-04:002015-07-26T09:52:10.426-04:00The Fantastic Mr Feynman<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This documentary is a great BBC Scotland / Science Channel / Open University co-production from 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">https://youtu.be/LyqleIxXTpw</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-39964789485624669102015-06-27T18:48:00.002-04:002015-06-27T18:48:46.500-04:00Hidden cameras catch pics of snow leopards on Tuva's borders<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In this great article from The Siberian Times, we see photos of a snow leopard taken by a camera hidden on the Chikhacheva Ridge, on the border between the Altai Republic and Tuva</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See<a href="http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/casestudy/features/f0124-more-images-of-rare-big-cat-captured-by-hidden-cameras/"> http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/casestudy/features/f0124-more-images-of-rare-big-cat-captured-by-hidden-cameras/</a> for the full story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You have to love the images where the cat is staring right into the camera - there's no fooling her!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-30299996977904053202014-12-29T18:03:00.002-05:002014-12-29T18:03:36.892-05:00Snapping Spaghetti - why it never breaks into two pieces<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Feynman fans will know that he was interested in all sorts of everyday questions, including the matter of how uncooked spaghetti breaks into multiple pieces when it is bent. (Google spaghetti and Feynman and see just how many articles have been written on this topic!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Why doesn't it break into two pieces, like a hockey stick does when it is overstressed? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Destin at Smarter Every Day has applied his high speed camera to this phenomenon and can show us in slow motion exactly what happens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Does this explanation satisfy you? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Go forth and study!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Links to <a href="http://io9.com/watch-a-series-of-seven-brilliant-lectures-by-richard-f-5894600">video of the lectures</a> can be found here!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-50732663453655270052014-10-29T20:38:00.000-04:002014-10-29T20:38:00.511-04:00A different Feynman gains fame<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Who knew there was another well-known Feynman?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/television/story/hong-kong-actor-francis-ng-does-not-mollycoddle-only-son-20141011</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I suppose fans of this Feynman might have no idea of the physicist.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-31033301983728655552014-10-29T20:33:00.001-04:002014-10-29T20:35:45.225-04:00QED to be presented in Philadephia<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Lantern Theater Company will present QED from <br />November 20 to December 14, 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you're going to be in the Philadelphia area, why not take in the show?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">See <a href="http://www.broadwayworld.com/philadelphia/article/Lantern-Theater-Company-to-Present-QED-by-Peter-Parnell-1120-1214-20141028">Broadway World </a>for details!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-17980167173579863182014-06-18T21:26:00.002-04:002014-06-18T21:26:09.789-04:00New Ondar Recording - with Dirtwire<pre style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" wrap="">Greetings, friends of Tuva and fans of Ondar,
On the night before his return to Tuva after riding in the Rose Parade in 2013, Kongar-ol Ondar recorded some tracks impromptu for Dirtwire artists Evan Fraser and David Satori, who are big Ondar / Tuva fans.
The result can be heard -- free -- here: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.dirtwire.net/music/ondar-ep/">http://www.dirtwire.net/music/ondar-ep/</a>
There is a free download on their site (for the moment), and if you're so inclined, you can buy the EP for $5 at BandCamp, a great site that supports artists well. (A portion of the proceeds will go to Ondar's legacy in Tuva.)
You can find more of Ondar's music, along with recordings of the godfather of the Tuva adventure, Richard Feynman, here: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://kongar-olondar.bandcamp.com/">http://kongar-olondar.bandcamp.com</a>
The remixes of Dirtwire might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I like them a lot -- and I know Ondar was always keen to expand the horizons of his artistry and the reach of Tuvan music (witness Genghis Blues and Back TUVA Future), so I'm sure he would have enjoyed this EP.
What a tragedy that Ondar left us so soon -- he had so much energy, it seems his body couldn't hold it in.
Tuvanly yours,
RL
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-50988679405184286972014-06-01T23:30:00.000-04:002014-06-01T23:30:00.751-04:00Feynman Van on Display Until June 26<pre style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" wrap="">Teh Feynman van (gloriously restored!) is currently on display at Fermilab, until June 26, in connection with the Edward Tufte exhibit there:
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-65194560469450044982014-05-12T23:09:00.000-04:002014-05-12T23:09:48.583-04:00RichardFeynman.com<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
The official site of Richard Feynman, <a href="http://www.richardfeynman.com/">RichardFeynman.com</a>, has been launched.</div>
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This site contains exclusive historical photos, a bibliography of notable works, and contact info for those interested in licensing opportunities.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-20418004050778815422014-05-12T23:03:00.000-04:002014-05-12T23:03:02.114-04:00Xöömei Symposium and Festival - June 2014<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">If you're interested, </span><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000784926107" href="https://www.facebook.com/tamdynaldar">алдар тамдын</a> (Aldar Tamdyn) would have more info.</span><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"> </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-29207513119966352822014-05-12T22:52:00.004-04:002014-05-12T22:52:44.985-04:00Soviet-era Maps of Tuva Online<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Lots of cool maps of Tuva are available for free online: </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://mapn46.narod.ru/map1">http://mapn46.narod.ru/map1</a> for the maps in square N-46</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://mapm46.narod.ru/map1">http://mapm46.narod.ru/map1</a> for the maps in square M-46 and so on for maps in the scale 1 : 100 000</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">You will find maps in different scales here</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">http://mapn46.narod.ru/index.html</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">for N-46 and so on.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The maps are from the Soviet era but the best to get.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">For Tuva you need the squares N-46, N-47, M-45,M-46 and M-47</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.afanas.ru/mapbase/">http://www.afanas.ru/mapbase/</a> <br />you will find the same maps but all of one square in one zip file.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-23391127046317032612014-05-11T23:47:00.000-04:002014-05-11T23:47:55.832-04:00Saving the Feynman Van<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
Great article online about saving the Feynman van - read all about it at http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/may-2014/saving-the-feynman-van</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-22681672638657259712014-01-27T21:29:00.003-05:002014-01-27T21:29:34.878-05:00Bady-Dorzhu Ondar with Kongar-ol Ondar - on the Chevy Chase Show, 1993<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
A video of Bady-Dorzhu Ondar performing on the Chevy Chase show (with Kongar-ol Ondar) has been available on Youtube for many years, but the audio was somehow corrupted.</div>
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The VHS tape has been accessed again and a fresh copy uploaded and available for your enjoyment at</div>
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The Discovery Channel has shared their <a href="http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/#clip1048790" target="_blank">promotional piece on The Challenger Disaster</a> movie.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-19983457782548445222013-11-28T20:49:00.003-05:002013-11-28T20:49:56.974-05:00Olympic Torch Makes It To Tuva<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today, November 28, the Olympic torch was scheduled to be in Kyzyl en route to Sochi. Paralympic archer Mikhail Oyun was one of the athletes scheduled to carry the torch in the Tuvan leg.</div>
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The only media coverage I've seen of this is at <a href="http://www.aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=45205" target="_blank">the Around The Rings</a> website - but there are several great photos at the official torch relay site, http://torchrelay.sochi2014.com/en/city-kyzyl#! - the source of the photos shown here.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-77816901343535836922013-11-05T21:06:00.003-05:002013-11-05T21:06:16.416-05:00"The Challenger Disaster" airing in Canada next month<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
You read it here first... The Discovery Channel will be showing "The Challenger Disaster" in the next month. Details to follow.</div>
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And of course it will be on the Science Channel in the USA on Nov. 16 at 9PM.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-33923767236115206472013-10-03T21:47:00.003-04:002013-10-03T21:47:57.645-04:00The Feynman Series - Youtube Channel<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Reid Gower has created <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL92F9FC91BBE2210D" target="_blank"><em>The Feynman Series</em></a>, a Youtube channel featuring videos made to the soundtrack of Feynman speaking on a selection of topics --- the narration is from <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018dvyg/clips" target="_blank">The Pleasure of Finding Things Out</a> and the effect of hearing a familiar narrative accompanied by new, dynamic visuals is interesting and entertaining.</div>
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The first videos are titled "<i>Beauty"</i>, <i>"Honours"</i>, and <i>"Curiosity</i>". The fourth episode on the "<i>Key to Science</i>" features physicist Joan Feynman. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-59119103104958778072013-10-03T20:53:00.000-04:002013-10-03T20:53:40.074-04:00The World Is A Dynamic Mess Of Jiggling Things<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Here, from Fun To Imagine, is Richard Feynman talking about rubber bands.</div>
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For a longer talk about stretching, pulling, and pushing, visit the BBC site that hosts the original video, "<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/feynman/10701.shtml" target="_blank">Richard Feynman: Fun To Imagine</a>".</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-26183149637190681192013-10-03T20:45:00.000-04:002013-10-03T20:45:18.742-04:00Nature: rethinking particle dynamics<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<a href="http://www.nature.com/nature" target="_blank">Nature</a> has published an article, <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/rethinking-particle-dynamics-1.13869" target="_blank">Rethinking Particle Dynamics</a>, that provides an overview of current developments in theoretical physics.</div>
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It's interesting to all those with a passing interest in the subject, as it describes that new methods and concepts are being used to make some of the calculations that are traditionally made with the assistance of Feynman diagrams.</div>
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And of course, there's always The Van... with the diagrams.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-44797796488164095912013-09-19T22:04:00.002-04:002013-09-19T22:04:20.451-04:00Science Channel to air "The Challenger Disaster" this fall<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
The Science Channel has announced that November 16 will be the North American premiere of the docu-drama "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2421662/" target="_blank">Challenger Disaster</a>", portraying the inquiry that followed the tragic 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.</div>
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William Hurt portrays Richard Feynman in this BBC co-production.</div>
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We have no inkling as to how good it is, we'll have to wait for the reviews.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555305904386419335.post-80106014613210564862013-09-19T21:53:00.000-04:002013-09-19T21:53:15.140-04:00Volume I of The Feynman Lectures On Physics - now available for free!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Sometimes something sounds too good to be true --- but it actually turns out to be true! This is one of those times.</div>
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Thanks to <a href="http://www.caltech.edu/" target="_blank">Caltech </a>and <a href="http://www.feynmanlectures.info/" target="_blank">The Feynman Lectures on Physics website</a>, Volume I of the <i>Feynman Lectures on Physics</i> is now available for free online. This is the classic 52-chapter book written by Richard Feynman, Robert Leighton, and Matthew Sands based on the lectures given by Feynman at Caltech from 1961 to 1963.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Visit the WWW site at <a href="http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/"><i>http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/</i></a> for more information, access to the book online, and an explanation of who is to thank for this boon to the world of science and education.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0