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His discovery of the ring structure of Benzene occurred to him in a dream. I still remember this from my original chemistry major classes at San Jose State. Maj Marty Hogan Capt Daniel Goodman Lt Col Charlie Brown SPC Douglas Bolton SGT (Join to see) PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
August Kekulé - Wikipedia
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PO1 Tony Holland
Thanks --- Just a dilettante at heart. By the way you blocked me so I am unable to mention you on posts about art and photography.
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SPC Margaret Higgins
PO1 Tony Holland - Tony, I just asked to connect with you! I would love for you to mention me; on posts about art and photography!
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rowan_Hamilton
I know the story...read this, esp about the part where he and his wife were walking, while on a bridge in Scotland he conceived of the idea for the quaternion, a 4-D complex number, the spot is now marked by a plaque, a very famous true account of a similar epiphany of genius.....
I know the story...read this, esp about the part where he and his wife were walking, while on a bridge in Scotland he conceived of the idea for the quaternion, a 4-D complex number, the spot is now marked by a plaque, a very famous true account of a similar epiphany of genius.....
William Rowan Hamilton - Wikipedia
Sir William Rowan Hamilton MRIA (4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) was an Irish mathematician. While still an undergraduate he was appointed Andrews professor of Astronomy and Royal Astronomer of Ireland, and lived at Dunsink Observatory. He made important contributions to optics, classical mechanics and algebra. Although Hamilton was not a physicist–he regarded himself as a pure mathematician–his work was of major importance to physics,...
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Capt Daniel Goodman
https://ingeniousireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Broombridge-plaque-BDolan-2010-web.jpg
Here's the picture of the plaque....
Here's the picture of the plaque....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
It wasn't the greatest screenshot, when I get some time, I'll try to enhance it....
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