The count for references to "blind watchers" has started to go up again.
This chapter was just...
Just one year after the bang, in the formless fiery mist that existed long before the formation of planets, stars, galaxies, or even atoms....
Once upon a time, long long ago.... This is how the chapter started. Really.
After almost all of the electrons were swept into electrically neutral atoms, the photons was no longer chained by its interactions with the charged electrons, and at long last it was finally free to roam unimpeded across the universe.
Free Willy!
Kolb is apparently a writer of dramas.
Gamow roared through the otherwise quiet, scholarly world of physics as if still astride his BSA motorcycle with a group of Hell's Angels terrorizing Sunday School picnic.
Imagining physicists at a Sunday School picnic makes me laugh. (As a biologist I must say that BSA makes me think of bovine serum albumine, and thinking of a serum motor bike is very... o_O; )
Oh oh and this also made me laugh:
Young, white male physics Ph.D. student seeks a collaborator to share the joy of primoridal nucleosynthesis. Must be sensitive to the nuances of general relativity and unafraid to dabble in the big-bang theory. If you would like to build the elements with me, call me at (301) 953-5000. No steady-state cosmologists, please!
It reminds me of the time Victoria made that comment about chromosome crossing in 11th grade....
I've heard (well, read) the pigeon story at least five times (almost certainly more) from different sources already, but it never gets old.
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