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Astronuc reacted to Vanadium 50's post in the thread A standard piano keyboard juxtaposed with a 'balanced' keyboard with
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Jazz legend Miles Davis briefly studied at Julliard under Bill Vacchiano. The story goes that one day Bill asked Miles, "You have a... -
Astronuc reacted to Vanadium 50's post in the thread Self-teaching Physics 1, 2, and 3 using MIT Open Courseware with
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We have several people here - at least three - who want the benefit of years of study, without putting in the years. It doesn't sound... -
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Actually, H2+ and H- are the same problem, as is the helium atom. Sort of. One has two electrons in the potential of the proton (or the... -
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It's not a technology issue. It's physics. Neutrino beamlines work by takint a beam of pions, letting them decay to muons (which live... -
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With tongue somewhat in cheek, I've said that I used my undergraduate physics degree the way that a male peacock uses its tail feathers... -
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"In 2013, after a series of hospitalizations due to magnets, New Zealand government officials permanently banned the sale of those made... -
Astronuc replied to the thread History For WW2 buffs!.I will have to research the matter. I watched a couple of videos from the same series last night. One story was about the USS Iowa... -
Astronuc replied to the thread History For WW2 buffs!.An interesting story - How One Cook's "INSANE" Idea Stopped U-Boats From Acoustically Detecting Convoys The story apparently... -
Astronuc replied to the thread Ferris Eugene Alger.Certainly, during WWII and perhaps WWI. The US government does have a provision for 'secret patents' or 'classified patents', which... -
Astronuc replied to the thread Ferris Eugene Alger.Patents are not classified. Patents are filed with the Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) and are published in the public domain. Often...