Paul Hinds has passed

[phinds]

Good afternoon,
This is not Paul, but rather his son Robert. I am very sad to write here that my dad passed away on Saturday after mounting health issues. He spoke often of his pleasure at reading and participating on this forum and was very pleased at the times he received one of the community awards. Thank you all for the time you spent here with him.
Robert

 

[Frabjous]

My deepest condolences. He will be missed.

 

[Ibix]

This is not the context in which he would post this image, but it seems appropriate anyway.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

damn. this is hard to hear. @phinds was just a loved and core member for 15 years. Thank you so much for taking a bit of time to let us know. We're so sorry for your loss. Paul really really will be missed.

 

[Bystander]

This is not the context in which he would post this image, but it seems appropriate anyway.
View attachment 368450

"We will 'Wire Stockholm.'" Double damn.

 

[Nugatory]

Good afternoon,
This is not Paul, but rather his son Robert. I am very sad to write here that my dad passed away on Saturday after mounting health issues. He spoke often of his pleasure at reading and participating on this forum and was very pleased at the times he received one of the community awards. Thank you all for the time you spent here with him.
Robert

Very sorry to hear this - he contributed much over the years and will be missed.

 

[berkeman]

Good afternoon,
This is not Paul, but rather his son Robert. I am very sad to write here that my dad passed away on Saturday after mounting health issues. He spoke often of his pleasure at reading and participating on this forum and was very pleased at the times he received one of the community awards. Thank you all for the time you spent here with him.
Robert

Thank you for the update Robert, and I'm very sorry for the loss to you and your family. Paul was an amazing member here, with many many valuable posts. I hope you are okay with reading back through some of them to see how integral he was here at PF. You can see those posts by clicking on USER at the top right of the page, clicking on his username and then clicking on Postings. That will show you his posts in reverse time order. You can also do a forum Search (at the upper right of each page) and fill in his username.

He will be missed very much here, as I am sure he is missed by your family. My impression is that he has led a long and wonderful life, which is a good thing. RIP.

 

[DaveE]

I'm very sorry for your loss Robert. Thanks for letting us know. Paul was an important part of the PF community, he will be missed.

 

[Astronuc]

Good afternoon,
This is not Paul, but rather his son Robert. I am very sad to write here that my dad passed away on Saturday after mounting health issues. He spoke often of his pleasure at reading and participating on this forum and was very pleased at the times he received one of the community awards. Thank you all for the time you spent here with him.
Robert

Dear Robert and family, please accept my condolences. Paul's contributions to PF are appreciated, and the pleasure at reading and participating on this forum is mutual. He will be missed.

 

[Lnewqban]

Robert,
My sincere sympathy to you and your family at this sad moment.
I have enjoyed learning Physics from the many contributions of your father to this site.

 

[pinball1970]

Very very sad news indeed.

Phinds did not suffer fools but he was an absolute gent. Took the time to reply to my DMs over the years.
I'm sorry for your loss Robert, he will be missed here too fella.

 

[sbrothy]

I first thought I’d never communicated with the man but given we’ve both been here ~15 years that seemed implausible, and, lo and behold, a quick search later proved we’d had several exchanges. However small.

My condolences too.

 

[DaveC426913]

Oh that's so sad. phinds was a great guy.

What he didn't know about wood wasn't worth knowing.

 

[PeroK]

First V50 and now Phinds. Sad news indeed.

 

[pinball1970]

Oh that's so sad. phinds was a great guy.

What he didn't know about wood wasn't worth knowing.

And a lot of other stuff.

 

[AlexB23]

Good afternoon,
This is not Paul, but rather his son Robert. I am very sad to write here that my dad passed away on Saturday after mounting health issues. He spoke often of his pleasure at reading and participating on this forum and was very pleased at the times he received one of the community awards. Thank you all for the time you spent here with him.
Robert

My condolences for your loss. Paul made great posts on this forum, and added to the community spirit here. May he rest in peace, but his spirit live on.

 

[gmax137]

Oh sorry to hear this. His posts were always well thought out and worth the time to understand. A great contributor to physicsforums.

Paul and I exchanged some direct messages earlier this year. And he kindly sent me a book, wouldn't accept any payment, not even postage. He just wanted to pass the book along.

requiescat in pace

 

[OmCheeto]

The only member of PF that I sent a log to.
Godspeed, Paul, and my apologies for being the ultimate procrastinator, as I was within the last 3 years actually able to afford and seriously was considering buying a half dozen of your most exquisite bowls.

ps. I didn't find out until yesterday that you had a youtube channel.

 

[Dale]

Oh, no! Thank you for letting us know, Robert. Your dad was amazing and I will miss him

 

[gmax137]

youtube channel

Link?

 

[jedishrfu]

Dear Robert,

My condolences to you and your family. He was a great contributor to the PF community.

We will miss him. I will miss his balloonology reference in his PF signature.

-- Jedishrfu

====================================================================

ONE FURTHER NOTE: My suggestion to Paul's family is to SECURE his site: phinds.com and decide what should remain public and what should be private.

Paul has posted many family pictures there that should be SAVED and kept PRIVATE.

Make a memorial of Paul's site in his honor.

-- Jedi

====================================================================

And now onto the Balloonology:

http://www.phinds.com/balloonanalogy/

THE BALLOON ANALOGY

The body of this article has been printed in the Physics Forum "Insights" blog and at the request of the forum owner, I have removed the body from this page so as to not cause the Physisc Forum to get a warning from Google that it has material that appears elsewhere. The body is now at:

The Balloon Analogy on PF

---

Here's a JAVA-based moving model of the expansion. I don't care for it myself but it is highly regarded by some and is often linked to in answering questions about the balloon analogy and/or the expansion of the universe: Ned Wright's Java-based model

And here is an excellent discussion: Misconceptions About the Big Bang

A couple of other good ones:

a brief history of cosmology --- two pages on your computer screen

a history of cosmology theories from the Greeks to now --- a considerably more extensive discussion

Sean Carroll's Cosmology Primer --- an extensive discussion

errors in some popular attacks on the big bang --- may dispel any misconceptions you might have

xxx

 

[russ_watters]

Condolences, he was a valued member of the community for a long time, and will be missed.

 

[johnthekid]

Good afternoon,
This is not Paul, but rather his son Robert. I am very sad to write here that my dad passed away on Saturday after mounting health issues. He spoke often of his pleasure at reading and participating on this forum and was very pleased at the times he received one of the community awards. Thank you all for the time you spent here with him.
Robert

Sorry to hear that. Rest in peace.

 

[dextercioby]

Condolences to you and your family, Robert.

 

[Borg]

"We will 'Wire Stockholm.'" Double damn.

Our "Wire Stockholm" conversation will never be the same again. Thank you for letting us know Robert. We have lost a very dear friend (and fellow dog).

 

[TensorCalculus]

Even in the short time that I have been here, I have undoubtably seen the effects of @phinds on this forum...

I'm very sorry to hear this - condolences to you and your family and RIP.

 

[Mark44]

Robert, I'm sorry to hear of the passing of your father. He and I had quite a few interactions over the years, all positive. He definitely will be missed.

 

[Doc Al]

Sad news indeed. Paul was a valued member of the PF community and will be missed—condolences to you and your family.

 

[neilparker62]

Good afternoon,
This is not Paul, but rather his son Robert. I am very sad to write here that my dad passed away on Saturday after mounting health issues. He spoke often of his pleasure at reading and participating on this forum and was very pleased at the times he received one of the community awards. Thank you all for the time you spent here with him.
Robert

Deepest condolences - Robert to you and all the family. It's been an honour to share this forum with stalwarts such as your Dad. We'll hugely miss his always sage and thoughtful posts.

 

[kuruman]

I am very sorry, Robert, to hear about his passing. He was a valued member of this community, widely appreciated for his thorough, insightful posts and his sense of humor. He is sorely missed. Thank you for letting us know - we appreciate your thoughtfulness. You have my sincerest condolences.