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A Quantum of Parody (Synopsis) [Starts With A Bang]
Although physicists are well-known for their quirky personalities, the in-joke among ourselves is our extremely nerdy sense of humor, telling jokes about our field, our equations, and of course, the legends in our field. These range from the subtle (Schrodinger walks into a bar, and also he doesn’t), to the mischievous (Heisenberg gets pulled over by a police car. “Do you know how fast you were going?” “I have no idea, officer, but I know exactly where I am!”), and beyond.
Image credit: Courtesy of peterdsmith.com.
But one of the field’s most iconic personas — Niels Bohr — inspired a whole set of volumes on jokes dedicated to him and his works: The Journal of Jocular Physics, published in three editions on the occasions of his 50th, 60th and 70th birthdays. It’s the closest thing you’ll ever see to a comedy roast of a physicist.
Image credit: Courtesy of the Niels Bohr Archive.
Paul Halpern has the inside scoop on this historical curiosity of physics.
Source: http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2015/06/10/a-quantum-of-parody-synopsis/
