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Are there items similar to the Pythagorean cup?
I believe it's a great application of Pascal's Law. Are there ways to overcome it? I mean, not having the fluid drop through the tube. One way I Know is to put a denser fluid in first and on top of it a comparatively less dense one.
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Can abuse break a genius?
Landau was famous for his abusive personality. Are there any examples of his students leaving his tutelage because of that and still achieving great success in physics? Any similar examples with other teachers?
More generally, are there historical…
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How did Milton Babitt teach math at Princeton and research math, without an undergraduate degree in math?
Even if Babbitt taught merely elementary calculus, don't universities hire someone with at least an undergraduate degree in math to teach it?
I quote Schoenblog.com:
Babbitt came to teach at Princeton in 1938—before there was even a music…
user3478
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Letter of Egorov to Lusin
I heard that there is a famous letter between Egorov and Lusin , which best reflects relation between the teacher student duo. Can anyone provide any link of that letter?
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mind-boggling/curious historical facts that will inspire and attract young people
I am trying to compile a list of mind-boggling/curious historical facts in mathematics that will inspire and attract young people (9–11 years old) to the discipline of Mathematics. Do you have one fact to share? Multidisciplinary historical facts…
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