nebula Posted March 14, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted March 14, 2008 High Wire Act MIT professor and Web star Walter Lewin swings from pendulums and faces down wrecking balls to show students the zany beauty of science. By KEVIN SITES, TUE MAR 11, 1:44 PM PDT Walter Lewin is not merely dangling at the bottom of a 15-foot pendulum. He is swinging high and wide, his rapt audience of 300 counting off each cycle. At 71, he's likely missed his window for a shot at Cirque du Soleil, but the Netherlands-born MIT physics professor seems happy with his own high wire act -- revealing to students, in the most unorthodox ways, the beauty of science. Read and/or watch the video here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physicsfreak Posted March 14, 2008 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 56 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/18/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted March 14, 2008 Walter Lewin is not merely dangling at the bottom of a 15-foot pendulum. He is swinging high and wide, his rapt audience of 300 counting off each cycle. Actualy, the physics are fun, this is just of the teachers that realy point it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 14, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 Technicalities . . . My physics classes were anything but fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches Posted March 14, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 95 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,315 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 14 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/25/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted March 14, 2008 oh those kids are so lucky to have an awesome prof like that!! seriously though, teachers usually make or break a student's love for a subject. this guy is definitely causing many to love physics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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