Faraday was an excellent experimentalist who conveyed his ideas in clear and simple language but his mathematical abilities did not extend as far as trigonometry and were limited to the simplest algebra Posted on 2022/03/15 by Carl Robitaille Reply Faraday was an excellent experimentalist who conveyed his ideas in clear and simple language but his mathematical abilities did not extend as far as trigonometry and were limited to the simplest algebra pic.twitter.com/5tknLWcXFR— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) March 6, 2022
When I was a student I asked my professors about their favourite theorem (or law) in physics. Most named Noether’s theorem Posted on 2022/03/11 by Carl Robitaille Reply When I was a student I asked my professors about their favourite theorem (or law) in physics. Most named Noether's theorem. It is one of the most influential contributions to physics in the 20th century (among a very tough competition). A short 🧵 1/10 pic.twitter.com/dUywsd99Hf— Martin Bauer (@martinmbauer) February 27, 2022
This effect is caused by the rotor blades hitting dust particles – similar to the sparks generated when grinding metal Posted on 2022/03/11 by Carl Robitaille Reply When there is a lot of sand in the air, helicopters can sometimes produce a halo effect resembling the glow of distant galaxies. This effect is caused by the rotor blades hitting dust particles – similar to the sparks generated when grinding metal pic.twitter.com/K2QyGYYsIP— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) February 27, 2022
The rods on an old-fashioned television antenna are evenly spaced on a logarithmic scale. Posted on 2022/03/11 by Carl Robitaille Reply The rods on an old-fashioned television antenna are evenly spaced on a logarithmic scale.https://t.co/LpbbNd6JCH pic.twitter.com/WEroLSuZbs— Analysis Fact (@AnalysisFact) February 27, 2022
Will the Big Bang repeat? Posted on 2022/03/11 by Carl Robitaille Reply Will the Big Bang repeat? https://t.co/yrafmvW1ux— La_Maudite 🐧 (@La_Maudite) February 26, 2022
Donald Knuth on the similarities between mathematics and computer science Posted on 2022/02/24 by Carl Robitaille Reply Donald Knuth on the similarities between mathematics and computer science pic.twitter.com/PQmmGMPfA9— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) February 24, 2022
“You should, in science, believe logic and arguments, carefully drawn, and not authorities.” Posted on 2022/02/21 by Carl Robitaille Reply “You should, in science, believe logic and arguments, carefully drawn, and not authorities.” pic.twitter.com/wYFjRKFmII— Ana Mostarac (@anammostarac) February 21, 2022