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Itinerant theoretical biologist with B.Sc. (Math) from the University of Chicago and Ph.D. (Chemical Physics) from the University of Oregon Dr. Richard Gordon, Itinerant Theoretical Biologist Retired... Read More »

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Cosmic Embryo #3: The ART of 3D Sun and Breast Cancer Imaging

NASA Releasing First Views of the Entire Sun on Super Sun-Day [February 6, 2011]

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/feb/HQ_M11-025_STEREO.html


Icon for Cosmic Embryo: Erupting star V838 Monocerotis

Icon for Cosmic Embryo: Erupting star V838 Monocerotis 

”On 2010-09-26, at 5:01 AM, Frithjof A.S. Sterrenburg wrote:

Dear Richard!

Sorry to hear you have been in the claws of the barber-surgeons.  Hope everything is well now!… As for your itinerant existence, you begin to resemble the mathematician Erdös! Cheers, boy, get well soon!"