John A. Wheeler, a witness of 20th century physics, died at the age of 97 on April 13 2008. His career spanned most of 20th century physics, from the early days of 1930s, when he worked with Niels Bohr on nuclear fission theory, through 1940s, when he worked with his student Richard Feynman ...
理论物理学家、反斯大林分子、学霸Lev Landau(朗道)昨天诞辰100年。 不过,虽然用了学霸二字,其含义和通常的意思还是不一样的。朗道同志总归是个好同志,one of the top theorists. 可惜的是,1962年有一次乘车去看望一个大概是侄女的亲戚时,遭遇车祸。事件本身表面上并不特别恶劣,同车的其他一二人没事,偏 ...