Recent graduate aims to buck conformity trend
DOI: 10.1063/1.2337805
I’d like to say thank you for two items Physics Today has published recently: Don Howard’s “Albert Einstein as a Philosopher of Science” (December 2005, page 34 ) and Lee Smolin’s “Why No ‘New Einstein’?” (June 2005, page 56 ). Both of these pieces have resonated with me.
As the recent recipient of a bachelor’s degree in physics, I read in these articles an encapsulation of my frustration with my undergraduate experience. I came into physics expecting that creativity and independent thinking would be celebrated virtues, but to my disappointment I learned that this was not the case. I came to assume that the problem was my young idealistic naiveté. However, on reading Smolin’s and Howard’s articles, I learned I was not alone in my early expectations. I now hope that during my career I can contribute to and encourage a greater respect for creative and independent thought in physics.
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Jason Goodell. (jasongoodell@cox.net) Stafford Springs, Connecticut, US .
