Talk:Murray Gell-Mann
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I studied Murray Gell-Mann in a recent (high school) philosophy class. Our text was a series of interviews conducted by Bill Moyers. I don't see any mention of that here, nor do I see any reference to his "basins of attraction" idea. Any possibility of expansion on Gell-Mann's article? --Writingrights 20:51, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
- You're going to have to be a lot less vague. Gell-Mann certainly didn't invent the notion of a "basin of attraction". What do you think he did with it? -- Xerxes 05:18, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Boston University
According to the Boston University faculty page, Gell-Mann is or was at one time on the staff there. However, I see no reference to that in this article.
- Although Gell-Mann has been on staff at a large number of universities, the BU page appears to be in error. See, for example Gell-Mann's CV at Santa Fe. -- Xerxes 16:43, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] That which is not forbidden is mandatory
One of my favorite quotes, attributed to Gell-Mann, is a phrase to the effect that, "That which is not forbidden is mandatory."
Does anyone know if it is correctly attributed to Gell-Mann? If so, what did he actually say. And if so, what is the reference?
Thanks - Williamborg 19:01, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Naming quarks
The Finnegans Wake page says not from there. Any citation one way or the other ? -- Beardo 13:31, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
w/r/t the naming of quarks, the phrase "Three quarks for Muster Mark" comes at the beginning of book 2, episode 4 of Finnegans Wake. However, in a private letter from 1978, cited by the OED for the etymology of quark, Gell-Mann writes:
"In 1963, when I assigned the name "quark" to the fundamental constituents of the nucleon, I had the sound first, without the spelling, which could have been "kwork." Then, in one of my occasional perusals of Finnegans Wake, by James Joyce, I came across the word "quark" in the phrase "Three quarks for Muster Mark."
In my opinion, this is a case of coincidental creation. If you browse Finnegans Wake long enough, you'll probably come across a string that matches whatever funny sounds are bouncing around in your head.
[edit] Infobox Discussion
An infobox was removed from the Gell-Mann page. Please discuss reasons for retaining or removal in order to acheive consensus. Here is what it looked like for your reference:
 Murray Gell-Mann at Harvard University |
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| Born | September 15, 1929 Manhattan Island, New York City, USA |
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| Residence | USA |
| Nationality | US |
| Field | Physicist |
| Institution | Santa Fe Institute, California Institute of Technology |
| Alma mater | Yale University, MIT |
| Academic advisor | Victor Weisskopf |
| Notable students | <please insert> |
| Known for | Elementary particles |
| Notable prizes | Dannie Heineman Prize (1959), Ernest O. Lawrence Award (1966), Franklin Medal (1967), John J. Carty Medal (1968), Nobel Prize (1969), Erice Prize (1990) |
bunix 23:23, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
Over a week has passed by and there have been no dissenting voices. Therefore I am now replacing this infobox. In future, please discuss here first before removal of larges chunks of information. This is wiki policy. bunix 00:02, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Tone?
From the article:
Propelled by an intense boyhood curiosity and love for nature, he entered Yale [...] By age twenty-three he had ignited a revolution, laying bare in his groundbreaking work the strange beauty of the minute particles that make up reality.
I am sure this is true (I know Gell-Mann is a great man), but it doesn't sound very encyclopedic... -- 131.111.8.99 22:05, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
- To clarify: "intense curiosity", "ignited a revolution", "laying bare in his groundbreaking work [etc.]" – isn't that just so many peacock terms? And "minute particles that make up reality" – why can't one just say "elementary particles"? -- 131.111.8.99 22:10, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
