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SMP0328. (talk) 01:36, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

ISP

Sorry, but I don't have the ability to hide contributions. The four tildes only sign your name, not hide your ISP, so that means you were actually logged off when you made those edits. If you'd like to request those edits to be hidden, I suggest you contact oversight. bibliomaniac15 01:51, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

email confirmation code

Hi, I didn't realize there was an email confirmation for Misplaced Pages. I waited too long to use the confirmation code. Can i get another confirmation code in my email? Ti-30X (talk) 02:20, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

The easiest way to do this is to go to Special:Preferences, change your email to anything else (like noone@invalid.invalid) then change it back. — xaosflux 03:38, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Dick Teresi

A tag has been placed on Dick Teresi requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. RadioFan (talk) 22:56, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Dick Teresi

I have nominated Dick Teresi, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Misplaced Pages's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Dick Teresi. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Orange Mike | Talk 20:53, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Hydrogen Density Plots

Hydrogen atom (schematic)

The picture shows the first few hydrogen atom orbitals (energy eigenfunctions). These are cross-sections of the probability density with warmer colors having higher probability.

Dick Teresi is a co-writer of "The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?" He is an American writer who has written books, contributed magazine articles to various well known magazines and newspapers, and he has coauthored several books. He is a former editor of Omni magazine and he lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. He has son who is 21 or 22 years old (May 2009)

He coauthored “The Three Pound Universe” with his wife Judith Hooper. Also, with her, he coauthored "Would the Buddha Wear a Walkman? A Catalogue of Revolutionary Tools for Higher Consciousness" Another book, "Laser: Light of a Million Uses" he coauthored, not with his wife, but Jeff Hecht.

Just prior to the new millennium (July 1997) he wrote an article for The Atlantic entitled "Zero". This depicts his writing style and ability. The article is about the missing year "0" between 1 AD and 1 BC, how it came to be, and the effect it has on western culture. In 1994, he wrote an article for the New York Times book section with his wife entitled "High-Concept Classics: A Quiz". This also depicts his writing style and ability. This article is about the ironic situation of the modern author having sum up an entire book (for example - 3 years work, 175 interviews, 160,000 words) in 12 to 14 words; or a sentence and half, to help sell the book.

The flowstream

This is a concept which I learned from Andrew Joseph Galambos, who was a rocket scientist in the 1950s. Galambos used the term 'flowstream' to signify the ideas of human civilization, and how they propagate from one person to the next. Galambos used this term to describe the intellectual ancestry of a person's ideas, and where the ideas came from. You can read more about this in Galambos' book.

There is another usage for 'flowstream', for the water used to separate out the gold nuggets in a gold mine. Thank you for asking. --Ancheta Wis (talk) 14:23, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

God particle

Hi,

I'm of course interested, but not sure I'm qualified, and rather swamped with work responsibilities just now. I got out of elementary particle physics in 1969 after four years of grad school work with Oreste Piccioni (yet another a mad genius), so my knowledge is not current. Anyhow, I've watchlisted your article. Good luck with it.

Bill

Physics

Category:Wikipedians interested in physics Ti-30X (talk) 02:34, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Physics/Participants Ti-30X (talk) 02:34, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Physics of the Impossible

Hi there Ti-30X. I'm responding to the message you left on my talk page, since you asked me to follow up here. Just to be clear, the page I nominated for deletion is ''Physics_of_the_Impossible:_A_Scientific_Exploration_Into_the_World_of_Phasers,_Force_Fields,_Teleportation,_and_Time_Travel, which has an obvious typo in it (the leading single quotes, which are not correct in an article title). I moved the article to Physics_of_the_Impossible:_A_Scientific_Exploration_Into_the_World_of_Phasers,_Force_Fields,_Teleportation,_and_Time_Travel, without the quotes, and then nominated the leftover redirect for deletion. I didn't move the redirect Physics of the Impossible, but I'll do so now.

In the meantime, I'd like to point out that I regard Physics of the Impossible as a much better title for the article. We generally don't include lengthy book subtitles in the titles of our own articles on books, although they are useful as redirects. I moved the page as I did because I was more concerned about fixing the typo in the title than about fixing the other problem. However, I'd prefer to see it moved back to the original title. For the moment, though, I'll leave it. Thanks for contacting me, and feel free to respond here (I'll see it) if you have any further issues you want to bring up. — Gavia immer (talk) 02:11, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

The short title is almost always the better title for the article, according to Misplaced Pages naming conventions; I've moved this article back to the short title, while leaving a redirect. --Orange Mike | Talk 12:30, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Orange Mike. I was going to confer with you admin types, sometime later, about changing it back to its short title - after Gavia Immer pointed out that the short title is better than the long title and that it is perferred. I also read some of the Misplaced Pages naming conventions, and really wasn't sure if my previous redirect was needed Ti-30X (talk) 12:46, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Nanotechnology

A nanometer is quite small, a billionth of a meter. It is 20 times wider than the diameter of a hydrogen atom. In terms of the electromagnetic spectrum, 1 nanometer is about the wavelength of soft x-rays. Hard x-rays and gamma rays have a shorter wavelength. The width of a DNA double-helix, the molecule that carries our genetic code, is about 2 nanometers.

The smallest atom is a hydrogen atom (37 picometers) whereas some larger atoms more than 5 times larger (lanthanum is 187 picometers). If the atom is an ion, it will also change it's radius significantly (positive ions are smaller and negative ions are larger than the neutral atom).

Ti-30X (talk) 23:06, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Nanolithography is a term used to describe a number of techniques for creating incredibly small structures. The sizes involved are on the order of tens of nanometers (nm). A nanometer is a billionth of a meter, much smaller than the width of a single human hair. The word lithography is used because the method of pattern generation is essentially the same as writing, only on a much smaller scale. One common method of nanolithography, used particularly in the creation of microchips, is known as photolithography. This technique is a parallel method of nanolithography in which the entire surface is drawn on in a single moment. Photolithography is limited in the size it can reduce to, however, because if the wavelength of light used is made too small the lens simply absorbs the light in its entirety. This means that photolithography cannot reach the super-fine sizes of some alternate technologies. Ti-30X (talk) 23:15, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

References

1. WiseGeek How Large is a Nanometer?
2. WiseGeek What is Nanolithography?

Metamaterials

You're doing great job expanding that article. Just a bit of advice: (i) please check for duplicate references and replace them using <ref name=xxx> and then <ref name=xxx/> tags; (ii) please format references using {{cite journal}}, {{cite book}} , etc., templates; (iii) please avoid personal phrases ("Author X observed ..." in favor of "... was observed in"). Best wishes. Materialscientist (talk) 01:45, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

I have fixed ref. 18 in metamaterials as <ref>{{cite news| publisher = Office of News & Communications Duke University | title = First Demonstration of a Working Invisibility Cloak | url = http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2006/10/cloakdemo.html|accessdate = 2009-05-05}}</ref> (well, accessdate is older than today, but this is Ok). Indeed, the topic seems out of fiction, but that is the beauty of modern Science and of wikipedia, which can describe thing which are not in the books yet. That said, information on WP must be reliable. Media tends to grossly exaggerate the facts. Please try to get to the real reports (e.g., in my last edit, I put there the original link to the Science paper). On the other hands, media reports are a useful support, as they provide free-access details, like videos, etc. You can always ask me further details when needed. Materialscientist (talk) 04:26, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Metamaterial

Thanks for your note and kind words. Actually it was User:Materialscientist here. Regds, Rich Farmbrough, 12:40, 1 June 2009 (UTC).

Your recent edits

Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Misplaced Pages pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. If you can't type the tilde character, you should click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --SineBot (talk) 02:19, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you sign bot. I will try to remember.Ti-30X (talk) 02:29, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Inappropriate removal of researched material. This material was researched from reliable sources and is pertinent to the book. The material that was reverted was exactly what this book is about. And the illustrations added enhance the value of this contribution to Misplaced Pages. Ti-30X (talk) 02:38, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

According to Misplaced Pages guidelines

Misplaced Pages:Reliable sources

"Reliable sources are credible published materials with a reliable publication process; their authors are generally regarded as trustworthy or authoritative in relation to the subject at hand. How reliable a source is depends on context. As a rule of thumb, the more people engaged in checking facts, analyzing legal issues, and scrutinizing the writing, the more reliable the publication. Sources should directly support the information as it is presented in an article and should be appropriate to the claims made; if an article topic has no reliable sources, Misplaced Pages should not have an article on it."

• Duke University researchers are reliable sources.
• New York Times interviews are reliable sources
• Any university research is a reliable source
• I just found the same information in two other reliable published sources online.

Ti-30X (talk) 04:06, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Physics of the Impossible

Could you please indicate which notability criteria does this book meet ? Thank you. Materialscientist (talk) 03:38, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?

You don't have to use {{cite book}}, etc., templates for references, but please do keep them uniform and do avoid repetitions. I fixed those in The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? this time, but I hope you understand that it is tedious work, which could easily be avoided during the original input, and that I shall not do this so often and shall consider reverting the edits. Please check my message above on how to avoid reference repetition or ask details. Materialscientist (talk) 04:35, 2 June 2009 (UTC)