Turns Out Schrödinger, the Father of Quantum Physics, Was a Pedophile

Posted on 2022/01/20 by Carl Robitaille

Late to this, but: turns out Erwin Schrödinger sexually abused underage girls. Ugh. He was long known as a bit of a scoundrel, but this is much worse. https://t.co/WNZvvUE067
— Sean Carroll (@seanmcarroll) January 18, 2022

400 ans plus tard, il faut lire et relire Molière

Posted on 2022/01/20 by Carl Robitaille

400 ans plus tard, il faut lire et relire Molière

400 ans plus tard, il faut relire Molière. Ma chronique du JdM. https://t.co/D7mSLeTePI
— Mathieu Bock-Côté (@mbockcote) January 18, 2022

Vaccines are an incredible gift

Posted on 2022/01/20 by Carl Robitaille

I use this photo in a talk I give to medical students on childhood vaccinations. Five siblings killed in one week from diphtheria. Vaccines are an incredible gift. pic.twitter.com/sazXtQ6eM1
— Lauren Wilson MD (@DrLaurenWilson) January 16, 2022

Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Różycki and Henryk Zygalski are the “Hidden Figures” of the Enigma story

Posted on 2022/01/20 by Carl Robitaille

Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Różycki and Henryk Zygalski are the "Hidden Figures" of the Enigma story. https://t.co/izWuVufN6L
— Wojtek44 (@Wojtek_44) January 16, 2022

Notable societies of Europe in the year 900

Posted on 2022/01/20 by Carl Robitaille

Notable societies of Europe in the year 900

Map shows Europe in the year 900. Source: https://t.co/HbteJAYU1L pic.twitter.com/dKcQwyhPnj
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) January 13, 2022

Space Shuttle missions were initially given sequential numbers – STS-1, STS-2, …

Posted on 2022/01/20 by Carl Robitaille

Subsequent to the Apollo 13 mishap, NASA decided to avoid the forthcoming STS-13 and changed the numbering system. STS-13 became STS-41-G

Space Shuttle missions were initially given sequential numbers – STS-1, STS-2, …

Subsequent to the Apollo 13 mishap, NASA decided to avoid the forthcoming STS-13 and changed the numbering system. STS-13 became STS-41-G

After the Challenger disaster, NASA reverted this change pic.twitter.com/sEMMhxMIHz
— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) January 12, 2022

Why billions of people won’t eat pork (or why we don’t know)

Posted on 2022/01/12 by Carl Robitaille

Les pandémie les plus meurtrières de l’Histoire

Posted on 2022/01/12 by Carl Robitaille

Virus et bactéries n'ont pas épargné l'humanité depuis ses débuts. Si les risques de #pandémie ont augmenté avec les activités humaines, leur impact s'est toutefois atténué avec les progrès de la science. Retour sur le bilan de quelques-unes des pandémies les plus meurtrières.
— Statista FR (@statista_fr) January 11, 2022

Inca Territory

Posted on 2022/01/12 by Carl Robitaille

Inca Territory

Cool history map shows the Inca Territory over time. Also shows the major roads. I love how much hard archeological work goes into such a seemingly simple map. Source: https://t.co/NlmwpHhqIP pic.twitter.com/qCSdXIdz7S
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) January 11, 2022

The Harvard Mark I was an early computer built during WW2

Posted on 2022/01/12 by Carl Robitaille

The Harvard Mark I was an early computer built during WW2. The engineers behind it were heavily inspired by Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine. It weighed 5 tons.

Here's how long different operations took:
• ➕ 0.3s
• ✖️ 6s
• ➗15s
• Trigonometric function >60s pic.twitter.com/GSsKGJGJ0L
— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) January 11, 2022

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Turns Out Schrödinger, the Father of Quantum Physics, Was a Pedophile

400 ans plus tard, il faut lire et relire Molière

Vaccines are an incredible gift

Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Różycki and Henryk Zygalski are the “Hidden Figures” of the Enigma story

Notable societies of Europe in the year 900

Space Shuttle missions were initially given sequential numbers – STS-1, STS-2, …

Why billions of people won’t eat pork (or why we don’t know)

Les pandémie les plus meurtrières de l’Histoire

Inca Territory

The Harvard Mark I was an early computer built during WW2