Where do the best physicists work?

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The discussion revolves around the workplaces of influential and respected physicists, exploring various environments such as universities, private firms, and government institutions. The tone includes humor and speculative ideas about secretive or unconventional locations.

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  • Some participants suggest that physicists can work anywhere they choose, including universities and private firms.
  • Others humorously propose that some physicists work in top-secret locations, engaging in fantastical projects like time machines and warp holes.
  • A participant mentions CERN as a notable workplace for physicists.
  • There are claims about physicists working in patent offices and NASA.
  • Some contributions reference fictional or humorous ideas, such as the Stargate program and anti-gravity machines.
  • One participant jokingly suggests that top physicists might actually be mice in higher dimensions.

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Participants express a mix of serious and humorous viewpoints, with no clear consensus on the actual workplaces of top physicists. The discussion includes both realistic and fantastical suggestions, indicating a blend of serious inquiry and playful speculation.

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The discussion includes speculative and humorous elements that may not reflect actual employment trends or environments for physicists.

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Just curious where the worlds most influential and respected physicists work? Do they work at universities? Private firms? Or Governments?
 
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Anywhere they want. :biggrin:
 
Top secret places where they work on things like the time-machines and opening warp-holes.
 
Lol.
 
Cern.
 
BryanP said:
Top secret places where they work on things like the time-machines and opening warp-holes.

Of course, if they work in top-secret places, they really aren't the most well-known physicists. Afterall, if they told you what they do, they'd have to kill you...kind of makes it hard to spread the word about their greatness. :wink: :biggrin:
 
Top physicsts would probably work at top schools.
 
BryanP said:
Top secret places where they work on things like the time-machines and opening warp-holes.

dont forget things like anti-gravity machines
 
They've already found their way to higher dimensions.

... they're actually mice.
 
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Patent offices.
 
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Nasa
 
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The Stargate program, without a doubt.
 

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