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Started by PopeyesPappy, July 30, 2024, 08:58:30 PM

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PopeyesPappy

My brother's 60th birthday is coming up soon. I wanted to get him something nice. I found a complete set of Leonard Susskind's Theoretical  Minimum books on physics in hardback, and ordered them for him.

He is more than a bit of a math nerd, and I thought he would like these. Then out of the blue today my brother starts talking about string theory. He is not a fan, and Susskind is considered to be the father of string theory. Shit.
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the_antithesis

Tough break, man. My brother just turned 50 and I had no idea what to get him. The thing I wanted was a water bottle with a bluetooth speaker for a cap. I bought one on clearance at the grocery store, because I thought it was stupid, but they didn't have any more. Dammit.

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Quote from: PopeyesPappy on July 30, 2024, 08:58:30 PMMy brother's 60th birthday is coming up soon. I wanted to get him something nice. I found a complete set of Leonard Susskind's Theoretical  Minimum books on physics in hardback, and ordered them for him.

He is more than a bit of a math nerd, and I thought he would like these. Then out of the blue today my brother starts talking about string theory. He is not a fan, and Susskind is considered to be the father of string theory. Shit.
I once had a copy of the first Theoretical Minimum book, but didn't have the math skills to really understand it as well as I would have liked. I do like string theory, though, and enjoy watching videos with Suskind, Brian Greene and such people.
I just wish they could get some experimental verification of the theory.
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