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Posted on 05/26/2019 11:07:45 PM PDT by LibWhacker
Murray Gell-Mann, the Nobel-winning physicist who brought order to the universe by helping discover and classify subatomic particles, has died. He was 89.
Gell-Mann died on Friday at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His death was confirmed by the Santa Fe Institute, where he held the title of distinguished fellow, and the California Institute of Technology, where he taught for decades. The cause was not disclosed.
Gell-Mann transformed physics by devising a method for sorting subatomic particles into simple groups of eight, based on electric charge, spin and other characteristics. He called his method the “eightfold way” after the Buddhist Eightfold Path to enlightenment.
Gell-Mann also developed the theory that identified “quarks”, indivisible components of Earth’s matter that make up protons, neutrons and other particles. Experiments confirmed the existence of quarks, and these objects now form the basis for our physical understanding of the universe, Caltech said in a statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Who cares about a quark, you cannot tax it.
One of the great minds of our age.
Einstein wasn’t the only ‘genius’ whose discoveries effect millions of lives. I knew nothing of this man until just now.
He was able to observe and perceive a concept older than time, but communicate it to others in a brand new way.
Thanks LibWhacker.
RIP.
Those hyphenated last names always make me think UK, and sometimes France.
In fact, his family was originally from Ukraine.
FR NEVER lets me down! lol
It wasn’t a question of IF this pic was posted, just by which post number and by whom :)
Should have won a Nobel Prize just for reading Finnegan’s Wake.
RIP
Lol, that’s true. Never could get even 50 pages into that book.
Brought order to the universe.
That’s big.
Aha, here it is.
http://finwake.com/1024chapter1/1024finn1.htm
The marvels of the internet.
A version that defines almost every word and phrase, at a click.
Still started yawning after the first sentence. And that has nothing to do with the late hour.
Gotta be my brain.
Hey, maybe I need that Reviva Brain stuff. Anyone try it?
Cush - Own work, Public Domain,
The Gell-Mann Amnesia effect describes the phenomenon of an expert believing news articles on topics outside of their field of expertise, even after acknowledging that articles written in the same publication that are within the expert's field of expertise are error-ridden and full of misunderstanding. The term was coined by author, film producer, and medical doctor Michael Crichton. He explains the irony of the term, saying it came about "because I once discussed it with Murray Gell-Mann, and by dropping a famous name I imply greater importance to myself, and to the effect, than it would otherwise have," and describes the term in his talk "Why Speculate?"[1] in which he says,
Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray's case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues. Often, the article is so wrong it actually presents the story backward — reversing cause and effect. I call these the "wet streets cause rain" stories. Paper's full of them.The Gell-Mann effect is not a universal phenomenon, and some believe that there is increased distrust in news media when one notices errors in reporting.[2] Michael Crichton may even be seen as an example of this as he argues, "... we need to start turning away from media."[1]In any case, you read with exasperation or amusement the multiple errors in a story, and then turn the page to national or international affairs, and read as if the rest of the newspaper was somehow more accurate about Palestine than the baloney you just read. You turn the page, and forget what you know.
— Michael Crichton
They’ll try and tax anything....already taxing electrons and water...
I'm not sure he would necessarily accept credit. He not only named the quark, he was one its independent co-discoverers, as well as making numerous other contributions to particle physics.
He was giant.
That’s a neat site, thanks. So many times I’ve tried to read the thing, marveling at the wordplay, poetry, humor, etc., then got hamstrung by the erudition (had to keep running off to look up the obscure references). One of these years I’m going to read the whole thing. What I’ll do with that accomplishment, other than as an admittedly odd personal challenge, I have no idea.
Gell-Mann now knows the truth about the creation of the universe.
Didn’t know Murray was still alive. Brilliant guy.
Same here and that goes for Ulysses.
I see where Finnegan’s Wake is
described as ‘largely unread.’ LOL
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