Nityananda, Rajaram
(2015)
Editorial: Resonance May 2015.
Resonance: Journal of Science Education, 20 (5).
p. 373.
Abstract
The back cover carries the picture of a great physicist of the first
half of the twentieth century, Arnold Sommerfeld of Germany.
He is a classic example of what the biologists call inclusive
fitness – he did not win a Nobel Prize himself but set many others
on their road to becoming great physicists themselves – and the
gharana continues to this day. I heard of one of his principles
from a fourth generation member – choose your field of work so
that you have an unfair advantage! One only needs to read the
articles in this issue to realise how unfair this advantage was for
his students. But also for Sommerfeld himself, given early exposure
to giants such as David Hilbert and Felix Klein.
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)