archeologist

short stop for the Blue Jays

comic book artist


i am currently a butcher soon to be student (again!).

One of the best books to come out in a long time is Roger Penrose's "The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide To The Laws of The Universe." It came out last year and is absolutely incredible. It is a bit math heavy at times but anyone with a knowledge of basic calculus should be able to understand a majoirty of the principles. The book covers most everything. It might be a bit lacking in the more recent discoveries as it was published in 2005 but it is still worth it. As far as the subatomic work that is being done, your best bet is to pay attention to journals like Science and Nature. If you want the heavy stuff, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review A, and Physical Review C are borderline incomprehensible but completely up to date. They are THE journals for atomic and nuclear physics. All university libraries will have them. I understand about 4% of the material in every issue of Physical Review B (condensed matter and material physics) but sometimes it has pretty pictures and dazzling regression plots.

Jon

Also, sciencedaily.com is a good source for recent articles like this one.

Jon

I have no idea about calculus, but I'll take a look at the Penrose book. The Science & Nature journals also sound cool.

Thanks for the links, too!

For a short time I wanted to be Gary Coleman...no pun intended.

Richard wrote:A writer. Or Yankee 3rd baseman

First person I wanted to be was Reggie Jackson.

I cried, at 9 years old, when Thurman Munson died in the plane wreck.

Now I generally loathe the Yankees -- or the Yankee organization, that is.

But yeah, Reggie Jackson.

In order:

1. Pro golfer

2. Writer

3. Layabout/Cigarette Dandy


1. I got to about a 6 handicap at my very best, which won't get it done

2. Still could happen

3. Currently living/enjoying this

Angus Jung wrote:Layabout/Cigarette Dandy

Blast from the past!

Salut, Angus Jung, for you have made me smile on this Friday.

Enjoy your laying about and cigarette dandying!

a panel beater, cos there was this cool place down on the corner which always had cool looking cars in the process of being beaten into shape, and the smell of solvents and paints. one of the funny things about that is i'm 31 and still don't have my driver's licence

I always wanted to play music. In 1st grade I would fantasize about my class putting a singing group together. We all wore glittery jackets and shimmied in sync. Then I discovered M*A*S*H* and had a brief affair with becoming a neurosurgeon. After realizing that medicine isn't my bag, (which is weird because I now work in health care), it was back to the rocka-rolla.