What is the Role of a Geriatric Physicist in Retirement?

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Once upon a time long, long ago, I was a physicist. More precisely, I received my PhD from the University of North Carolina for my work in Feynman Path Integrals, circa 1970. Subsequently, I became HoD at a South African university in computer science.

I have been retired for some 20 years. I am now active in numismatics (www.SouthAfricanMedals.com) but I still dabble around in physics and maths. For example, I really enjoy the Two Envelope Paradox. For amusement, I compose cartoons for the in-house magazine of my old-folks home, an example of my warped humour is attached.
 

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Welcome to PF, Michael. :smile:
 
Hello there, and nice to meet all of you! My name is Olga, I am from Russia. I have a PhD in laser physics, and I work at the local university. I study chalcogenide lasers. I am a pure experimentalist, and I love working with my hands, et cetera, and I do math only when I have to. Sometimes I work with biologists. I do nothing exciting in research, and after my defence, I hardly can call myself a scientist because we have a lack of financial support, and most of my time I spend on teaching...

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