Profile: Ronald L. Graham

Article Abstract:

Graham describes his life and career as a juggling act. His must balance his various interests against the demands of his career. His interests include juggling, ping-pong, and languages. He also serves as a member of various academic journals and teaches mathematics part time at Rutgers University.

Behavior, Mathematicians, Personalities, Mathematics, Graham, Ronald L.

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The artist, the physicist and the waterfall

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The ideas of Professor Roger Penrose and artist Maurits C. Escher influenced one another's creations. Both men were interested in objects and drawings that seem to violate the rules of three-dimensional geometry.

Humor and anecdotes, Penrose, Roger, Art and science, Escher, M.C.

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Trying transmutation

Article Abstract:

The US Dept of Energy wants to use transmutation to dispose of nuclear waste. The process converts the radioactive waste into less harmful elements to form electricity in an accelerator.

Methods, Environmental policy, United States. Department of Energy, Radioactive waste disposal, Transmutation (Chemistry), Transmutation (Nuclear physics)

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