[ RadSafe ] Biologists, Chemists, Physicists and Mathematicians

[Bill Prestwich]

I have always thought the chemistry is the physics of smelly things, biology
is the physics of wriggly things, geology is the physics of very still
things-most of the time, and astronomy is the physics of great balls of
fire.
Bill

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[mailto:radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of McCarty, Mike (DNRE)
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 9:33 AM
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Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Biologists, Chemists, Physicists and Mathematicians

To see this progression in a graphical format go to:

http://xkcd.com/435/

This is from the same artist that provided the radiation dose chart that was
useful to some in explaining the scale of radiation events:

http://imgs.xkcd.com/blag/radiation.png

Mike McCarty
Physicist
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Radiological Protection Laboratory
815 Filley Street
Lansing, Michigan 48906

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Nielsen.Erik at epamail.epa.gov
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 2:55 PM
To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Biologists, Chemists, Physicists and Mathematicians

At first there was biology,
Until biology could be explained by chemistry.
Then chemistry ruled,
Until chemistry could be explained by physics.
Then physics ruled,
Until physics could be explained with mathematics.

I would advise my children to study mathematics.

Erik C. Nielsen
Health Physicist
USEPA, National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory
540 South Morris Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36115
Phone 334-270-3475
Fax 334-270-3454

"The sun formed 4.5 billion years ago, but it's got 6 billion more before 
the fuel runs out. Any creatures witnessing the sun's demise 6 billion 
years hence, here on Earth or beyond, won't be human - they'll be as 
different from us as we are from bacteria."
Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, President of the Royal Society of 
London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge.
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