How scientists looked in the old days

[Gandahar]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42378765

Such a cracking name for a scientist for a young man wishing to be an egg-head and a great series too .

Edited by Gandahar on Saturday 16th December 17:22

[mybrainhurts]

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[Eric Mc]

Patrick Moore never officially studied for a science degree. Moore was the ultimate amateur astronomer of his era. He received honorary doctorates later in life.

[Beati Dogu]

Heinz Wolff played up to the whole "mad scientist" stereotype. I remember hearing that his German accent was laid on to that end. I know he was born in Germany, but he was only 11 when he got here.

Anyway, both great people. RIP them both.

[Gandahar]

mybrainhurts said:

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Show me scientifically a post saying How Scientists looked in the the old days on here before I posted it .....

I have to confess to being fond of Patrick. He gave me my astronomy diploma when I graduated. He missed very few episodes of the Sky at Night, the main one being due to a dodgy duck egg!

[Engineer792]

Is it my imagination, or did a lot of scientists smoke in the old days?

[Eric Mc]

It's your imagination. Most ADULTS smoked in those days.

[Tempest_5]

Rest assured that I know a few scientists/physicists that still look like that. That's despite the management trying to get them to look more normal when customers are shown around.

[Zad]

Not many years ago when I did my Degrees, some lecturers were certainly rather eccentric to say the least. Better that than some personality-free teacher who just wants to get as many students out of the door as possible.

In the spirit of this sub-forum (not actually one of my lecturers):

[Halmyre]

Nowadays they look like this (not a complaint, BTW...)

[Halb]

Was chatting to a bloke at the weekend who was a mate of Patrick Moores. Told some funny stories of how he, Patrick and Brian May would sit around drinking at wine chatting about any old stuff.

[Eric Mc]

Any chance of recounting some of them?

[LeonFleischerr]

10 Women Scientists who changed the world

Marie Curie - Treatment of tumors by radiation
Rosalind Franklin - The x-ray structure of the DNA molecule
Lisa Meitner - Physical theory of nuclear fission
Hedi Lamarr - Algorithm of modern format of wireless communications
Christiana Nuclein-Volhard - mechanism of embryogenesis
Ada Lovelace - Computer algorithm
Gertrude Elion - Medicines for leukemia, herpes and malaria
Mary Anning - Skeleton of a plesiosaur
Grace Hopper - Compiler
Dorothy Hodgkin - x-ray structure analysis of biomolecules

[funkyrobot]

Eric Mc said:

Any chance of recounting some of them?

I've always pictured you as looking like a scientist.

[Eric Mc]

funkyrobot said:

Eric Mc said:

Any chance of recounting some of them?

I've always pictured you as looking like a scientist.

I know quite a few scientists and look like none of them.

[anonymous-user]

Halmyre said:

Nowadays they look like this (not a complaint, BTW...)

i was lucky enough to meet Dr Czerski recently, and i can tell you, she's even more lovely in person!!