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5 July 2016
Wise Words from Richard Feynman About Juno and Jupiter
JUNO is in orbit around Jupiter, and one of NASA’s most difficult missions is so far a success. I ran across this quote while reading Feynman’s Lectures on Physics tonight, and it is so appropriate. Dedicated to the folks at JPL, and all who worked and will study the data, from JUNO. “The stars are made of the same atoms as the earth.” I usually pick one small topic like …
11 May 2016
Happy Birthday Richard Feynman
Richard Feynman would be 98 today, so here are some of my favorite Feynman quotes: The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool. For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. “Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.