This stamp commemorates the death of Mendeleev (February 1907), one of the lead figures responsible for the periodic table. Absolutely excellent choice of colours if I might say so! The stamp was sent to me by Prof Gabriel Pinto (Departamento de Ingeniería Química Industrial, ETSI Industriales, UPM, Madrid, Spain) and I quote from his web [...]
Medicine Entropy | 05 May 2007
The Eyes Have It- Pl Refer attached link and explore http://www.leepotts.com/tehi/ Edited by graphic designer Lee W. Potts, this innovative site examines visual communications in the pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare sectors. Driven by WordPress weblogging software, the site takes a blog format, where dated posts appear in chronological order, but posts can also be browsed [...]
Mathematics Entropy | 05 May 2007
Mathematical Quotations http://math.furman.edu/~mwoodard/mqs/mquot.shtml Drawn from numerous sources by Mark R. Woodard of Furman University, this collection presents insights and reflections from some of the greatest thinkers in mathematics. Their quotations range from the witty to the profound and the personal: “Mathematics consists of proving the most obvious thing in the least obvious way.”—George Polyá “The [...]
Books &Philosophy Entropy | 01 May 2007
This is an inspiring thoughts by Bertrand Russell Prologue to his Autobiography.. . What I Have Lived For Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither, [...]