Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[drd1135]

Or lack there of (sigh)
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From: frank theriault 
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On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:

 (BTW: You can tell they're academics just by the way they *look*,
> can't you?)

It's the hair, I think.

;-)

BTW, nice pic, Igor!

cheers,
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[frank theriault]

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:

 (BTW: You can tell they're academics just by the way they *look*,
> can't you?)

It's the hair, I think.

;-)

BTW, nice pic, Igor!

cheers,
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist

[frank theriault]

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Igor Roshchin  wrote:
>
>
> Of all living physicists, this one is probably the most known
> to non-scientists.
> He is one of the most known popular science advocates. He appeared
> in several different TV shows and played and was portrayed in a variety
> of cartoon shows, including "The Simpsons", "Futurama", etc.
> ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking )
>
> On Monday, we had a dedication of the Hawking Auditorium in our new
> university building. So, I had a chance of taking a photo of him:
>
> http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2010/Hawking.jpg
>
> There were several (4-5 + a videographer from the local
> TV station) news photographers
> It was rather crazy seeing how many people wanted to have their picture
> taken with the famous guy. To me, it was also rather sad to see the
> physical state of this person and the fact that his physical appearance
> causes such an interest.
> Everything was much more low-key when yet another famous scientist
> Roger Penrose ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose )
> visited the same building where Penrose tiling was installed
> ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose_tiling ).

Wonderful photo!

How often does one have a chance to photograph one of the most famous
people in the world?  You made the most of it, to be sure!

I saw a brief piece on him on a science show.  His now famous
electronic voice is now very obsolete, insofar as it could be made to
sound much more "human".  His is based on twenty year old technology.
He refused to change it, because it's what people are "used to" - in
other words, it's "his voice" now.

Anyway, terrrific shot of an icon.

cheers,
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[AlunFoto]

2010/4/9 Bob W :
> I know - I thought it might be an interesting idiomatic detour for
> non-native speakers of English.

Interesting indeed, Bob. However a bit awkward for the time being. The
number one domestic news headline here since Easter is the first
uncovered case in Norway of child abuse by a catholic priest.

Which of course neither you or Igor would have known...

So Igor, I'll stick to the dancing metaphor and thank you for the
compliment. :-)

Jostein

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RE: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[Bob W]

> > > > Josten, from your photos I thought you were left-footed. :-)
> > > 
> > > Heh.
> > > Next some dentist chime in and call me left-toothed, I guess.
> > > 
> > 
> > 'left-footer' is a slang term for a Roman Catholic, 
> probably slightly 
> > offensive so if you use it you could end up with no teeth left.
> > 
> > Used mainly by protestants who I suppose must be right-footers, 
> > although nobody uses the term. Protestants, according to my 
> Catholic 
> > mother, are called proddy dogs.
> 
> I don't think that's the only meaning/connotation for that expression.
> E.g. among dancers there is a phrase that a person has two left feet.
> In some sports (e.g. board riding, and possibly jumping), it 
> refers to the actual thing (as opposed to "goofy" in snowboarding).
> 
> In any case, the religious connotation was not implied here.
> 
> Igor

I know - I thought it might be an interesting idiomatic detour for
non-native speakers of English.

Bob


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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[Igor Roshchin]

Thu Apr 8 09:23:59 CDT 2010
Bob W wrote:

> > > Josten, from your photos I thought you were left-footed. :-)
> > 
> > Heh.
> > Next some dentist chime in and call me left-toothed, I guess.
> > 
> 
> 'left-footer' is a slang term for a Roman Catholic, probably slightly
> offensive so if you use it you could end up with no teeth left. 
> 
> Used mainly by protestants who I suppose must be right-footers, although
> nobody uses the term. Protestants, according to my Catholic mother, are
> called proddy dogs.

I don't think that's the only meaning/connotation for that expression.
E.g. among dancers there is a phrase that a person has two left feet.
In some sports (e.g. board riding, and possibly jumping), it refers
to the actual thing (as opposed to "goofy" in snowboarding).

In any case, the religious connotation was not implied here.

Igor

PS. And yes, Justin, - you are left-eared! :-)



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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist

[Igor Roshchin]

Thanks for responses to my message and for your kind words.

Sorry, - the server was down last night, and might have some downtime
in the next few days, - as it is being transferred to a new network.
(This will also affect PUG server, - but I'll try
to do my best to minimize the disruption.)

Igor


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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[eckinator]

2010/4/8 AlunFoto :
>
> Heh.
> Next some dentist chime in and call me left-toothed, I guess.

Well when you blow through your teeth, do the soundwaves go off to the
right or to the left?

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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I have heard him say that they actually help, by sharpening his mental focus.

Dan M

On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 3:59 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> From: Bob Sullivan
>>
>> Igor,
>> I saw the man speak 30 years ago at a professional meeting.
>> It's a shame about his physical disabilities.
>> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> His physical disabilities are what they are. They don't seem to have
> affected his mental abilities in any way.
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist

[John Sessoms]

From: Bob Sullivan

Igor,
I saw the man speak 30 years ago at a professional meeting.
It's a shame about his physical disabilities.
Regards,  Bob S.


His physical disabilities are what they are. They don't seem to have 
affected his mental abilities in any way.


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RE: PESO - Famous Scientist

[John Sessoms]

From: "Bob W"

> Everything was much more low-key when yet another famous 
> scientist Roger Penrose ( 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose ) visited the same 
> building where Penrose tiling was installed ( 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose_tiling ). 
> 


Do you think he'd come round and do my bathroom?




Great minds must run in the same gutter ... my first thought was "Does 
he do kitchen floors?"


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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist

[John Francis]

On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 03:16:52PM +0100, Bob W wrote:
> 
> > Bob,
> > I believe the Penrose tiling lacks simple symetry which your 
> > math examples have.
> > But I thought the Alhambra had some of the very special tiling.
> > Regards,  Bob S.
> > 
> 
> I'll have to take your word for it - it's way beyond me!
> 
> Bob

Yes - that's the point that makes the Penrose tilings interesting
from a mathematical standpoint - they are aperiodic (the pattern
never repeats).


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RE: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[Bob W]

> > Josten, from your photos I thought you were left-footed. :-)
> 
> Heh.
> Next some dentist chime in and call me left-toothed, I guess.
> 

'left-footer' is a slang term for a Roman Catholic, probably slightly
offensive so if you use it you could end up with no teeth left. 

Used mainly by protestants who I suppose must be right-footers, although
nobody uses the term. Protestants, according to my Catholic mother, are
called proddy dogs.





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RE: PESO - Famous Scientist

[Bob W]

> Bob,
> I believe the Penrose tiling lacks simple symetry which your 
> math examples have.
> But I thought the Alhambra had some of the very special tiling.
> Regards,  Bob S.
> 

I'll have to take your word for it - it's way beyond me!

Bob


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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist

[Bob Sullivan]

Bob,
I believe the Penrose tiling lacks simple symetry which your math examples have.
But I thought the Alhambra had some of the very special tiling.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 2:37 AM, Bob W  wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 10:13:30PM +0100, Bob W scripsit:
>> > [...]
>> > He won a legal battle a few years ago against a toilet paper
>> > manufacturer who used a Penrose tiling on their paper to
>> make it less bulky when rolled.
>> > They were judged to have stolen his idea, but I can't help thinking
>> > how wonderful it would be if some junior bogroll designer
>> had come up
>> > with the same idea...
>>
>> I seem to recall that there are some medieval mosques with
>> tiling patterns that use Penrose tiling, so someone seems to
>> have managed it empirically.  (At least; if they published
>> back then, it is not known to
>> survive.)
>>
>
> These are from the Alhambra (the one in Granada, not the one in Bradford):
> 
>
> I think they kept this sort of thing a closely guarded secret.
> Coincidentally I was looking at a tiling program earlier this week, just out
> of curiosity and because I like Islamic tiling. Whether or not they were
> Penrose tilings I don't know - I'm not a mathematician - but the authors of
> this software approach it from the mathematical point of view.
> 
>
> Bob
>
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[AlunFoto]

2010/4/8 Igor Roshchin :
>
> Josten, from your photos I thought you were left-footed. :-)

Heh.
Next some dentist chime in and call me left-toothed, I guess.


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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[AlunFoto]

Uhh.

You guys are so unforginving. :-)

Jostein

2010/4/8 eckinator :
> Yeah, we even know you use your right eye, too =)
>
> 2010/4/8 Steven Desjardins :
>> Well, Jostein, we've all noticed that.  ;-)
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:43 AM, AlunFoto  wrote:
>>> 2010/4/8 Mark Roberts :
 motorcycle racers?". We replied, "Um yeah. How did you know?" "Oh"
 came the reply, "I can tell just by looking!"
>>>
>>> Recently a guy claimed he could see I was left-handed from how I
>>> compose my photos...
>>>
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[Igor Roshchin]

On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:43 AM, AlunFoto  wrote:
> 2010/4/8 Mark Roberts :
>> motorcycle racers?". We replied, "Um yeah. How did you know?" "Oh"
>> came the reply, "I can tell just by looking!"
>
> Recently a guy claimed he could see I was left-handed from how I
> compose my photos...
>
> Jostein
>

Josten, from your photos I thought you were left-footed. :-)

Igor


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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[eckinator]

Yeah, we even know you use your right eye, too =)

2010/4/8 Steven Desjardins :
> Well, Jostein, we've all noticed that.  ;-)
>
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:43 AM, AlunFoto  wrote:
>> 2010/4/8 Mark Roberts :
>>> motorcycle racers?". We replied, "Um yeah. How did you know?" "Oh"
>>> came the reply, "I can tell just by looking!"
>>
>> Recently a guy claimed he could see I was left-handed from how I
>> compose my photos...
>>
>> Jostein
>>
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[Steven Desjardins]

Well, Jostein, we've all noticed that.  ;-)

On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:43 AM, AlunFoto  wrote:
> 2010/4/8 Mark Roberts :
>> motorcycle racers?". We replied, "Um yeah. How did you know?" "Oh"
>> came the reply, "I can tell just by looking!"
>
> Recently a guy claimed he could see I was left-handed from how I
> compose my photos...
>
> Jostein
>
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[AlunFoto]

2010/4/8 Mark Roberts :
> motorcycle racers?". We replied, "Um yeah. How did you know?" "Oh"
> came the reply, "I can tell just by looking!"

Recently a guy claimed he could see I was left-handed from how I
compose my photos...

Jostein


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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[mike wilson]

 Mark Roberts  wrote: 
> Matthew Hunt wrote:
> 
> >On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
> >
> >> (BTW: You can tell they're academics just by the way they *look*,
> >> can't you?)
> >
> >I was once grocery shopping with my roommate, when we were grad
> >students.  I don't remember what we were discussing, but it wasn't
> >work.  We were in the produce section, and a guy came up to us and
> >asked, "Excuse me, are you two physicists?  I have a question..."
> 
> I was once in Atlanta for the WERA Grand national Finals (motorcycle
> roadracing thing) and went to dinner with a friend in a Chinese
> restaurant. When the waiter came to take our order he asked, "You guys
> motorcycle racers?". We replied, "Um yeah. How did you know?" "Oh"
> came the reply, "I can tell just by looking!"

Petite build, to maximise performance? Check.  Neck like an 800lb gorilla, so 
the helmeted head goes where you want rather than force dictates? Check.  You 
had to be racers or fighter pilots.  I don't think fighter pilots have much oil 
under their fingernails.

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RE: PESO - Famous Scientist

[Bob W]

> On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 10:13:30PM +0100, Bob W scripsit:
> > [...]
> > He won a legal battle a few years ago against a toilet paper 
> > manufacturer who used a Penrose tiling on their paper to 
> make it less bulky when rolled.
> > They were judged to have stolen his idea, but I can't help thinking 
> > how wonderful it would be if some junior bogroll designer 
> had come up 
> > with the same idea...
> 
> I seem to recall that there are some medieval mosques with 
> tiling patterns that use Penrose tiling, so someone seems to 
> have managed it empirically.  (At least; if they published 
> back then, it is not known to
> survive.)
> 

These are from the Alhambra (the one in Granada, not the one in Bradford):


I think they kept this sort of thing a closely guarded secret.
Coincidentally I was looking at a tiling program earlier this week, just out
of curiosity and because I like Islamic tiling. Whether or not they were
Penrose tilings I don't know - I'm not a mathematician - but the authors of
this software approach it from the mathematical point of view.


Bob


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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[Larry Colen]

On Apr 7, 2010, at 7:20 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:

I'd bet a good percentage of the members here trained in Physics and/ 
or Math.

If you include Computer Science, it might be over half.



By mass or by count?

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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[Bob Sullivan]

I'd bet a good percentage of the members here trained in Physics and/or Math.
If you include Computer Science, it might be over half.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Matthew Hunt  wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
>
>> (BTW: You can tell they're academics just by the way they *look*,
>> can't you?)
>
> I was once grocery shopping with my roommate, when we were grad
> students.  I don't remember what we were discussing, but it wasn't
> work.  We were in the produce section, and a guy came up to us and
> asked, "Excuse me, are you two physicists?  I have a question..."
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[Michael Beacom]

My buddy and I had just finished a college football remote for the  
college radio station. We stopped at a 7-11
for refreshments for the long drive back to campus. The young and  
pretty cashier looked at the state car, then us,
and asked if we were Narks. So my buddy answers "No mam, we're  
Broadcasters." and I add "We're on a mission from God"

Then we paid up and left/

Cheers
Mike


On Apr 7, 2010, at 9:37 PM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote:

Early 90's (I think) I went to the North American Chemical Congress  
in Toronto.  About 22,000 attending. As I walked through Canadian  
Customs this women in a uniform gives me a very tired look and says  
"chemist?". I apologized and she laughed.

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From: Mark Roberts 
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Matthew Hunt wrote:

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Mark Roberts  
 wrote:



(BTW: You can tell they're academics just by the way they *look*,
can't you?)


I was once grocery shopping with my roommate, when we were grad
students.  I don't remember what we were discussing, but it wasn't
work.  We were in the produce section, and a guy came up to us and
asked, "Excuse me, are you two physicists?  I have a question..."


I was once in Atlanta for the WERA Grand national Finals (motorcycle
roadracing thing) and went to dinner with a friend in a Chinese
restaurant. When the waiter came to take our order he asked, "You guys
motorcycle racers?". We replied, "Um yeah. How did you know?" "Oh"
came the reply, "I can tell just by looking!"


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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[drd1135]

Early 90's (I think) I went to the North American Chemical Congress in Toronto. 
 About 22,000 attending. As I walked through Canadian Customs this women in a 
uniform gives me a very tired look and says "chemist?". I apologized and she 
laughed. 
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Matthew Hunt wrote:

>On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
>
>> (BTW: You can tell they're academics just by the way they *look*,
>> can't you?)
>
>I was once grocery shopping with my roommate, when we were grad
>students.  I don't remember what we were discussing, but it wasn't
>work.  We were in the produce section, and a guy came up to us and
>asked, "Excuse me, are you two physicists?  I have a question..."

I was once in Atlanta for the WERA Grand national Finals (motorcycle
roadracing thing) and went to dinner with a friend in a Chinese
restaurant. When the waiter came to take our order he asked, "You guys
motorcycle racers?". We replied, "Um yeah. How did you know?" "Oh"
came the reply, "I can tell just by looking!"


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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[Mark Roberts]

Matthew Hunt wrote:

>On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
>
>> (BTW: You can tell they're academics just by the way they *look*,
>> can't you?)
>
>I was once grocery shopping with my roommate, when we were grad
>students.  I don't remember what we were discussing, but it wasn't
>work.  We were in the produce section, and a guy came up to us and
>asked, "Excuse me, are you two physicists?  I have a question..."

I was once in Atlanta for the WERA Grand national Finals (motorcycle
roadracing thing) and went to dinner with a friend in a Chinese
restaurant. When the waiter came to take our order he asked, "You guys
motorcycle racers?". We replied, "Um yeah. How did you know?" "Oh"
came the reply, "I can tell just by looking!"


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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[Matthew Hunt]

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:

> (BTW: You can tell they're academics just by the way they *look*,
> can't you?)

I was once grocery shopping with my roommate, when we were grad
students.  I don't remember what we were discussing, but it wasn't
work.  We were in the produce section, and a guy came up to us and
asked, "Excuse me, are you two physicists?  I have a question..."

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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[Mark Roberts]

Igor Roshchin wrote:

>Here is yet another photo, - that of Roger Penrose, mentioned in my
>previous message (right one, in a blue jacket).
>In this photo he is actually giving a speach that he inspected
>our tiling and was not able to find any errors in it
>(as he frequently find them at other places that have installed
>such a tiling).
>
>http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2010/Penrose_and_Tile_IR_5500.jpg

Very cool indeed!

I was somehow expecting the "kite and dart" Penrose tile, but that
one's nice.

(BTW: You can tell they're academics just by the way they *look*,
can't you?)

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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist

[Graydon]

On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 10:13:30PM +0100, Bob W scripsit:
> [...]
> He won a legal battle a few years ago against a toilet paper manufacturer
> who used a Penrose tiling on their paper to make it less bulky when rolled.
> They were judged to have stolen his idea, but I can't help thinking how
> wonderful it would be if some junior bogroll designer had come up with the
> same idea...

I seem to recall that there are some medieval mosques with tiling
patterns that use Penrose tiling, so someone seems to have managed it
empirically.  (At least; if they published back then, it is not known to
survive.)

-- Graydon

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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist

[Steven Desjardins]

Oh, yes, sorry.  That is a wonderful photograph.  In my mind that was
assumed and I just moved on ;-)

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Igor Roshchin  wrote:
>
>
> Of all living physicists, this one is probably the most known
> to non-scientists.
> He is one of the most known popular science advocates. He appeared
> in several different TV shows and played and was portrayed in a variety
> of cartoon shows, including "The Simpsons", "Futurama", etc.
> ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking )
>
> On Monday, we had a dedication of the Hawking Auditorium in our new
> university building. So, I had a chance of taking a photo of him:
>
> http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2010/Hawking.jpg
>
> There were several (4-5 + a videographer from the local
> TV station) news photographers
> It was rather crazy seeing how many people wanted to have their picture
> taken with the famous guy. To me, it was also rather sad to see the
> physical state of this person and the fact that his physical appearance
> causes such an interest.
> Everything was much more low-key when yet another famous scientist
> Roger Penrose ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose )
> visited the same building where Penrose tiling was installed
> ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose_tiling ).
>
> Igor
>
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist

[paul stenquist]

Well done. He doesn't appear to have aged much over the last ten years or so. 
That's a keeper photograph.
Paul
On Apr 7, 2010, at 5:05 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:

> 
> 
> Of all living physicists, this one is probably the most known
> to non-scientists. 
> He is one of the most known popular science advocates. He appeared
> in several different TV shows and played and was portrayed in a variety
> of cartoon shows, including "The Simpsons", "Futurama", etc.
> ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking )
> 
> On Monday, we had a dedication of the Hawking Auditorium in our new
> university building. So, I had a chance of taking a photo of him:
> 
> http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2010/Hawking.jpg
> 
> There were several (4-5 + a videographer from the local
> TV station) news photographers 
> It was rather crazy seeing how many people wanted to have their picture
> taken with the famous guy. To me, it was also rather sad to see the
> physical state of this person and the fact that his physical appearance
> causes such an interest.
> Everything was much more low-key when yet another famous scientist 
> Roger Penrose ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose ) 
> visited the same building where Penrose tiling was installed
> ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose_tiling ). 
> 
> Igor
> 
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist

[Steven Desjardins]

I saw him "speak" through a grad student about 30 years ago at
Harvard.  While there's not question that I feel sorry for anyone in
that condition, he has lived a remarkably long time with ALS and has
essentially had a full career.  What I find most interesting is that
his condition has denied him the ability to do math in a normal
fashion (pencil and paper) and has affected his thinking about
physics.  I always wonder how his thinking would have differed, for
better or worse, if he had never gotten this disease.

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
> Igor,
> I saw the man speak 30 years ago at a professional meeting.
> It's a shame about his physical disabilities.
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Igor Roshchin  wrote:
>>
>>
>> Of all living physicists, this one is probably the most known
>> to non-scientists.
>> He is one of the most known popular science advocates. He appeared
>> in several different TV shows and played and was portrayed in a variety
>> of cartoon shows, including "The Simpsons", "Futurama", etc.
>> ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking )
>>
>> On Monday, we had a dedication of the Hawking Auditorium in our new
>> university building. So, I had a chance of taking a photo of him:
>>
>> http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2010/Hawking.jpg
>>
>> There were several (4-5 + a videographer from the local
>> TV station) news photographers
>> It was rather crazy seeing how many people wanted to have their picture
>> taken with the famous guy. To me, it was also rather sad to see the
>> physical state of this person and the fact that his physical appearance
>> causes such an interest.
>> Everything was much more low-key when yet another famous scientist
>> Roger Penrose ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose )
>> visited the same building where Penrose tiling was installed
>> ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose_tiling ).
>>
>> Igor
>>
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist

[John Francis]

I attended a lecture he gave here in the bay area around 10 years ago.
I was, of course, aware of his career from a much earlier date - I was
at Cambridge from 1968 - 1971 (reading Mathematics & Computer science),
which was when he (and Penrose) were redefining theoretical physics.
I never heard him lecture while I was at Cambridge (although I did hear
a lecture on Quantum Physics given by Paul Dirac, an earlier holder of
the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics that Hawking held).  And I learned
the basics of astrophysics and relativity from Dennis Sciama - Hawking's
thesis adviser; he gave some lectures as part of the mathematics degree.


On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 04:43:33PM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> Igor,
> I saw the man speak 30 years ago at a professional meeting.
> It's a shame about his physical disabilities.
> Regards,  Bob S.
> 
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Igor Roshchin  wrote:
> >
> >
> > Of all living physicists, this one is probably the most known
> > to non-scientists.
> > He is one of the most known popular science advocates. He appeared
> > in several different TV shows and played and was portrayed in a variety
> > of cartoon shows, including "The Simpsons", "Futurama", etc.
> > ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking )
> >
> > On Monday, we had a dedication of the Hawking Auditorium in our new
> > university building. So, I had a chance of taking a photo of him:
> >
> > http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2010/Hawking.jpg
> >
> > There were several (4-5 + a videographer from the local
> > TV station) news photographers
> > It was rather crazy seeing how many people wanted to have their picture
> > taken with the famous guy. To me, it was also rather sad to see the
> > physical state of this person and the fact that his physical appearance
> > causes such an interest.
> > Everything was much more low-key when yet another famous scientist
> > Roger Penrose ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose )
> > visited the same building where Penrose tiling was installed
> > ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose_tiling ).
> >
> > Igor
> >
> >
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist

[Bob Sullivan]

Igor,
I saw the man speak 30 years ago at a professional meeting.
It's a shame about his physical disabilities.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Igor Roshchin  wrote:
>
>
> Of all living physicists, this one is probably the most known
> to non-scientists.
> He is one of the most known popular science advocates. He appeared
> in several different TV shows and played and was portrayed in a variety
> of cartoon shows, including "The Simpsons", "Futurama", etc.
> ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking )
>
> On Monday, we had a dedication of the Hawking Auditorium in our new
> university building. So, I had a chance of taking a photo of him:
>
> http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2010/Hawking.jpg
>
> There were several (4-5 + a videographer from the local
> TV station) news photographers
> It was rather crazy seeing how many people wanted to have their picture
> taken with the famous guy. To me, it was also rather sad to see the
> physical state of this person and the fact that his physical appearance
> causes such an interest.
> Everything was much more low-key when yet another famous scientist
> Roger Penrose ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose )
> visited the same building where Penrose tiling was installed
> ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose_tiling ).
>
> Igor
>
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Re: PESO - Famous Scientist (yet another one)

[Igor Roshchin]

Here is yet another photo, - that of Roger Penrose, mentioned in my
previous message (right one, in a blue jacket).
In this photo he is actually giving a speach that he inspected
our tiling and was not able to find any errors in it
(as he frequently find them at other places that have installed
such a tiling).

http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2010/Penrose_and_Tile_IR_5500.jpg


To Bob W.:
One of my colleagues in the department took a very special 
care of the tiling - designing and checking at all stages, 
as the contractor would have not done the job right (if at all).
I doubt you'd be able to afford my colleague's consulting services 
for your bathroom. :-)

Igor


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RE: PESO - Famous Scientist

[Bob W]

[...]
> On Monday, we had a dedication of the Hawking Auditorium in 
> our new university building. So, I had a chance of taking a 
> photo of him:
> 
> http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2010/Hawking.jpg
> 

That's a shot to treasure - really nicely done.
[...]
> famous guy. To me, it was also rather sad to see the physical 
> state of this person and the fact that his physical 
> appearance causes such an interest.

Look on the bright side - only 1 in 10 people survives more than 10 years
with motor neurone disease.


> Everything was much more low-key when yet another famous 
> scientist Roger Penrose ( 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose ) visited the same 
> building where Penrose tiling was installed ( 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose_tiling ). 
> 

Do you think he'd come round and do my bathroom?

He won a legal battle a few years ago against a toilet paper manufacturer
who used a Penrose tiling on their paper to make it less bulky when rolled.
They were judged to have stolen his idea, but I can't help thinking how
wonderful it would be if some junior bogroll designer had come up with the
same idea...



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