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HISTORY OF PHYSICS

The story of Wave Mechanics

In 1919 Marcel Brillouin published three consecutive papers on hydrodynamic model of a vibrating atom. In the first one he studied the periodic motion of a vibrating particle in an elastic medium and showed that with each given position of the particles a finite number of preceding positions can be associated in such a way that the particle at the given position (and time) attains precisely those elastic waves which originated from the particle at the preceding positions.

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There's obviously a lot of curiosity about why the Kremlin chose this particular bogus charge (espionage), but answers require impossible Putin mindreading, and it takes the focus off the fact that Evan is a hostage. The only criminal here is the Putin regime.

Apropos of nothing.

Justice Abe Fortas resigned from the Supreme Court in 1969 when it was revealed that he received $20K from a wealthy financier.

#law #lawfedi #SCOTUS #democracy #politics #ethics

https://www.politico.com/story/2008/05/abe-fortas-resigns-from-supreme-court-may-15-1969-010346

Mastodon: the social network for people who remember Windows 95

Missed yesterday's live event about our reporting on #SCOTUS Justice #ClarenceThomas' undisclosed trips provided by billionaire GOP mega donor Harlan Crow?

We've got you covered!

Watch the whole thing now (or later; no pressure) on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l650TOL1PbM

A 50% increase in *two* years.
Gun deaths is now the top cause of death for children and teens under 18 in the USA.

A paper was retracted today in the high-profile journal BMC Infectious Diseases. The paper was obviously problematic and claimed more than a quarter-million fatalities as a result of the COVID vaccines. The retraction note states that "there was no attempt to validate reported fatalities"
https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-023-08234-8

I can't even.

"British Columbia is knocking it out of the park.

Infection risk is severe — the highest in Canada.

1 in 12 infected in BC

1 in 12

This looks like a surge that is giving the original Omicron a run for its money.

Deeply concerning that there is:

No masking in healthcare clinics, LTC, or hospitals
No access to PCR testing
No public education for rapid testing
No communication of risk."
via🐦​ @a_longhurst@mastodon.world

Data: @MoriartyLab
https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index/
#BC #Covid #BcPoli #Canada

Now we're talking...

"#Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) said on Monday that he could not stop two expelled representatives from being reappointed.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Sexton said that the speaker would not stand in the way of the reappointment of Democratic Reps. Justin #Pearson and Justin #Jones. Both were expelled after they used a bullhorn on the House floor to call for gun safety laws." https://www.rawstory.com/cameron-sexton-justin-pearson-justin-jones/

Congress Members Announce Hearing, Demand Chief Justice Investigate Clarence Thomas’ Trips
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The lawmakers said the chief justice was duty-bound to conduct a “swift, thorough, independent and transparent investigation” of Thomas’ undisclosed travel with billionaire Harlan Crow in order to “safeguard public faith in the judiciary.”

#ClarenceThomas #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #HarlanCrow

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-john-roberts-investigation-crow?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post