Old scientist

• Autores: Mick O'Hare
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3115, 2017, pág. 55
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Scientists are often derided for having a poor sense of humor. In their 20 March 1958 issue, they hit back with evidence of the "fun" side of science: an extract from the memoirs of physicist Edward da Costa Andrade. He recounted the top-class banter that ensued when a colleague ordered hare soup in Andrade's college refectory and the dish arrived with a beetle in it. Here, O'Hare talks about the evolution of scientific humor since Andrade's amusing anecdote