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Satwik Pasani

09:16

Today is the 138th anniversary of the first successful telephone call by Alexander Graham Bell.

and also Osama Bin Laden's birthday. :(

tschoppi

09:52

And it's the day of Morgestraich

Amaterasu

10:11

also the 10th of March

Nicolau Saker Neto

Yesterday was the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's orbit around the Earth

Satwik Pasani

while on the subject, today is also 1 day and 1 month short of 96th anniversary of my intellectual hero.

Nicolau Saker Neto

Who would that be?

Satwik Pasani

Richard. P. Feynamn

*Feynman

Nicolau Saker Neto

Haha that was the first person I googled!

But he was born in May!

Feynman is my hero too

Satwik Pasani

10:25

I know. 1 Month is a typo. it's 2 months.

And great choice of heroes.!

Nicolau Saker Neto

He was not without faults, but he was truly remarkable person

Satwik Pasani

And a great Teacher.

Nicolau Saker Neto

Have you read his biography?

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character is an edited collection of reminiscences by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. The book, released in 1985, covers a variety of instances in Feynman's life. Some are lighthearted in tone, such as his fascination with safe-cracking, studying various languages, participating with groups of people who share different interests (such as biology or philosophy), and ventures into art and samba music. Others cover more serious material, including his work on the Manhattan Project (during which his first wife...

Satwik Pasani

Started "surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman?" 3 days ago.

Nicolau Saker Neto

Hah great

Satwik Pasani

10:28

And just bought its "sequel"

Nicolau Saker Neto

It's a very amusing and interesting book

Ah yes, I've read that too

The content of the second book is a bit different

Lots of focus on the Challenger disaster and investigation

Satwik Pasani

I know. But if it is Feynamn, it is interesting

Feynman's lectures on physics, according to me, is one of the most original pieces of work I have read on the subject (at an elementary level.

Nicolau Saker Neto

I've always meant to read that collection, but I discovered it quite late and had little time to dig in

Only read a few excerpts here and there

Satwik Pasani

Definitely worth a read. The book teaches you what originality coupled with brilliance tastes like!

Amaterasu

@SatwikPasani "don't call me shirley" - cookies for the reference

my intellectual hero - Marie Curie

Satwik Pasani

10:43

Great. I actually did a mini-biography (5 page) on her as a part of my 9th grade physics project "Great Physicists". I had not met Mr. Feynamn yet!

Nicolau Saker Neto

Marie Curie is pretty awesome

Amaterasu

she also smashed the 'glass ceiling' allowing science to advance even faster

Satwik Pasani

And @Amaterasu "dont call me shirley"="Airplane!" (1980)?

Amaterasu

@SatwikPasani cookies!!

Satwik Pasani

Well.... IMDB and Google earned those!

Amaterasu

10:46

one of my fav films

Satwik Pasani

it's on my to-watch list. Only thing that does not let that list shrink is the persistent lack of time.

Amaterasu

you won't be disappointed with that movie

Satwik Pasani

Good. You like classics?

Amaterasu

i enjoy reading about the lives of the great scientists

Satwik Pasani

So do I. And I enjoy pretending their lives and thoughts match mine!

Amaterasu

10:52

@SatwikPasani indeed!

Satwik Pasani

I also admire Tesla. He was truly an Unsung Hero

Amaterasu

absolutely!

imagine what it would be like to hang out with these scientists

Satwik Pasani

Me getting to meet any of these scientists is like an archaeologist getting to live in Indus Valley Civilisation, a palaeontology getting to ride a T-Rex or Sheldon getting to work with Stephen hawking!

Amaterasu

i would love to be in a coffee shop with rutherford, einstein, bohr, tesla....

Satwik Pasani

11:14

@Amaterasu And Galileo, Edison, Darwin, Maxwell...

Amaterasu

As a scientist myself, reading about the lives of the great scientists and mathematicians inspire me beyond words

@SatwikPasani hell yeah!... Copernicus, Volta, Ampere...

Satwik Pasani

What inspires me the most is that great scientists were often great humans. Pauling won a nobel prize in chemistry and peace. Epic!

Amaterasu

indeed - that is why I admire these people

the story of Marie and Pierre Curie is touching

Satwik Pasani

@Amaterasu One day your name might be added to the list. Becoming a scientist is one step closer!!

It sure is. Worth a read,

Amaterasu

@SatwikPasani not sure about that - lol

anyways, i got to go - bed time here

y'all take care!

Satwik Pasani

11:24

Sure. Nice talking. It's afternoon here

tschoppi

sleep tight.

7 hours later…

LordStryker

18:13

gabbagabbahey

2 hours later…

Amaterasu

19:46

@LordStryker gabbagabba-who?

lol

LordStryker

@Amaterasu Ever play Descent? :P

Amaterasu

nah...lol... solitaire is the extent of my gaming

LordStryker

"gabbagabbahey" - sexy voice says "cheater"

@Amaterasu You need to find someone to play games with you. You can't play Solitaire with 2 ppl

Amaterasu

@LordStryker round these parts, solitaire turns into a communal contact sport

LordStryker

woah

Amaterasu

19:55

lol

LordStryker

Australia, you're crazy

Amaterasu

absolutely

brb

LordStryker

@Amaterasu Stay safe!!!!! Check your six!

tschoppi

\o @LordStryker!

Amaterasu

had to shower, ready for work

tschoppi

20:10

Allright, @Amaterasu. Go teach 'em some! :D

Amaterasu

i am running early at the moment

tschoppi

And I found time to research some for an answer :)

Amaterasu

oooh nice!

link?

tschoppi

I'm not done yet writing up the answer

The question is here.

Amaterasu

very nice!

Amaterasu

20:35

well, better go... got teachin' to do

tschoppi

Have fun! :)

LordStryker

\o @tschoppi

tschoppi

Hey

How are you?

tschoppi

20:56

phew... finally done answering

Q: Reaction intermediates of MnO2 catalyzed H2O2 decomposition reaction

Manganese dioxide catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen gas. But what are the intermediates in this catalyzed reaction?