Do love Ed. Such a phenomenally lovely and modest guy. In this video alone he casually refers to multiple significant papers he's collaborated on without one shred of self-importance. Just wanted to talk about how great his friend was.
Great minds are immortal in the works they leave behind. Throughout history there's been a lot of great minds that arguably should have received a nobel prize, but didn't. And personally i think Richard Feynman put it nicely: "I don't see that it makes any point that someone in the Swedish Academy decides that this work is noble enough to receive a prize. I've already got the prize. The prize is the pleasure of finding the thing out, the kick in the discovery, the observation that other people use it. Those are the real things. The honors are unreal to me. "
Also Feynman's own words (from the speech as he ACCEPTED the prize): "And so, you Swedish people, with your honors, and your trumpets, and your king - forgive me. For I understand at last - such things provide entrance to the heart. Used by a wise and peaceful people they can generate good feeling, even love, among men, even in lands far beyond your own. For that lesson, I thank you."
I love professor Ed. He’s my favorite 60 Symbol videos to go to sleep to. Not because he is boring, but because his tone is so soothing, while speaking about things well above my head.
He was the head of the theoretical physics group there during my time in theoretical physics there. His office and that of Abdus Salam, David Olive, Chris Isham were next to our shared offices (postgraduates). Salam was rarely there but you could always drop in to their offices. I took his General Relativity and as well Cosmology and the Early Universe postgraduate courses. Also topological tefects.... cosmic strings were his idea and quite big around 1990. He used to through his lectures at the speed of light... write down equations super fast without much pause. Interestingly, at a drinks evening I asked him if he had any memories of India, and all he kept saying was how it's changed. "So many people there now than used to be."
Maybe I missed the reference to something on British TV, but this old Southern "Yank" has no idea what the allusion is in the title. I thought it would be mentioned in the video, but there was not one word about writing in yellow, other than the title. Does it refer to writing in yellow ink on white paper? Or to writing in yellow paint over a black surface? The latter is the most easily visible color combination to the human eye (hence its use on traffic signs, crime tape, high visibility clothing, etc.). Awaiting someone's enlightenment on this subject. As for the scientist, it is a shame he never won even a shared Nobel prize, but as he said, the prize in science is the accomplishment itself, while the prize, if it ever comes, is an extra bonus. I would imagine anyone who enters a scientific field with the GOAL of winning a Nobel would not be motivated to do the level of work that would win one, because such a person would be thinking about the prize rather than the subject.
"There is a little story might be worth telling you about" ... indeed, sir ... thank you for sharing - for being so mellow about the yellow, you might say.
I study maths at imperial, so I'm pretty close to the Physics department and just, wow... It's always amazing to know that there are people like this who work only a few buildings away from where I study
Nice touch, adding all the captions in yellow. It would have been great in the transparency era, if someone had invented a black transparency sheet where you could write in yellow and people could still see it.
thank you for introducing me to this man. I feel embarrassed that I hadn't heard of him as a big fan of layman level science and physics in particular.
So so cool, what an amazing man and an great story. I would love to meet him, even though I'm less of a scientist than any beginner would even consider themselves
Having worked for a very small company whose one service of many was to handle mass mailings to get a USPS discount, the USPS calls this "print contrast ratio," or the fact that yellow on white shows up to the eye (or scanning equipment for that matter) very poorly.
I just think it's wonderful that if 2 men choose to collaborate together they can openly and without fear of discrimination. I hope it wasn't the reason he didn't get a Nobel Prize though.
Always wondering why these high-energy guys so often 'forget' that the Higgs mechanism originated from condensed matter physics where it is called Anderson-Higgs mechanism...
Physics was my favourite subject and my physics teacher at Heathland School, Hounslow in 1970s was called Mr Kibble.(don't know first name) Wonder if any connection?
What is going on at 3:09? It looks like three projectors are projecting circular experimental results on a white table. The projections are then aligned. My guess is that the projections are the result of some sort of diffraction experiment. This is a sort of optical computing. Any citation?
In lieu of a Nobel, physicists could give him an honorary inside joke: the next time a physics presentation is made on Sir Kibble's birthday, add a subtle yellow decoration somewhere on the first slide.
Writing in white does work ... if you have a dark background, BUT it is awful for webpages, because your eyes are strained much more. As one guy at the university told us - when talking about "inverting light on a TEM image": "Three people in an empty theatre are easier to spot than three empty seats in a full theatre."
The world of science as it should be. It is probably naive from my side but i gives me hope that not all are gone /have to go mad. Pity i did not have enough to go this way.
What a wonderful gift to humanity is science! We stand on the shoulders of giants who went before us ever reaching for knowledge and truth so that we can know what was unknown, and leave that knowledge forever to those generations still to come. I wish our society cherished that far more than it currently does.
***** enjoy your brexit but then be coherent and don't negociate any agreement with the eu, this useless institution, and negociate only bilateral treaties with each and every country you want to have trade or research partnership. It's too easy to say I am out, but I want to enjoy the facilities of a single market or unified research framework...
You should probably right in blue. Psychology says that should make people more likely to believe what you've written. xD It's also quite dark and legible.
Should make a Kibble award for people who provide the basis of a Nobel lol or just make it able to be split between the actual team who did it not just 3 people
Sadly, men and women like this are not being replaced as fast as they are now leaving us. The early to mid 1900's produced the some of the greatest minds of modern day.....while we have many now. I feel the depth and breadth of knowledge they hold, pales in comparison.
Nobody said anything about IQ; IQ doesn't mean anything. I don't see any relativity theory or Quantum Mechanics or mathematical logic or computability theory or scientific developments comparable to these being developed now or any other period in history.
I try to do the same thing . . . just to show there's at leats ONE voice of reason on youtube . . . I'll get back to you later to tell you if it works . . .
Do love Ed. Such a phenomenally lovely and modest guy. In this video alone he casually refers to multiple significant papers he's collaborated on without one shred of self-importance. Just wanted to talk about how great his friend was.
Great minds are immortal in the works they leave behind.
Throughout history there's been a lot of great minds that arguably should have received a nobel prize, but didn't. And personally i think Richard Feynman put it nicely:
"I don't see that it makes any point that someone in the Swedish Academy decides that this work is noble enough to receive a prize. I've already got the prize. The prize is the pleasure of finding the thing out, the kick in the discovery, the observation that other people use it. Those are the real things. The honors are unreal to me. "
Also Feynman's own words (from the speech as he ACCEPTED the prize):
"And so, you Swedish people, with your honors, and your trumpets, and your king - forgive me. For I understand at last - such things provide entrance to the heart. Used by a wise and peaceful people they can generate good feeling, even love, among men, even in lands far beyond your own. For that lesson, I thank you."
TL:DR: I didn't need the prize but thanks anyways, Oh btw Swedes are pretty cool."
LOL! DISESTABLISHMENTARIANS BTFO
Not without honor.
What sort of maniac chooses a username such as yours?
Is it just me or does Sir Kibble look a lot like Prof Copeland in these old photographs? o.O
I noticed that too
Ed invents time travel in the future confirmed
Yeah they have to be related somehow!
It's a small island
It's not that small.
Damn he was the DiCaprio of Nobel prizes
so sad..
I love professor Ed. He’s my favorite 60 Symbol videos to go to sleep to. Not because he is boring, but because his tone is so soothing, while speaking about things well above my head.
He was the head of the theoretical physics group there during my time in theoretical physics there. His office and that of Abdus Salam, David Olive, Chris Isham were next to our shared offices (postgraduates). Salam was rarely there but you could always drop in to their offices.
I took his General Relativity and as well Cosmology and the Early Universe postgraduate courses. Also topological tefects.... cosmic strings were his idea and quite big around 1990.
He used to through his lectures at the speed of light... write down equations super fast without much pause.
Interestingly, at a drinks evening I asked him if he had any memories of India, and all he kept saying was how it's changed. "So many people there now than used to be."
Sir Tom taught me Quantum Mechanics. Truly one of the finest men in the field - a man of wonderful insight.
I love Sixty Symbols for videos like this one.Thanks,Brady.
"Don't write in yellow"
Not even when it's been snowing? :(
Or as my father says: 'don't eat yellow snow'
watch out where the huskies go
and don't you eat that yellow snow!
Right about that time, people . . .
Maybe I missed the reference to something on British TV, but this old Southern "Yank" has no idea what the allusion is in the title. I thought it would be mentioned in the video, but there was not one word about writing in yellow, other than the title. Does it refer to writing in yellow ink on white paper? Or to writing in yellow paint over a black surface? The latter is the most easily visible color combination to the human eye (hence its use on traffic signs, crime tape, high visibility clothing, etc.). Awaiting someone's enlightenment on this subject.
As for the scientist, it is a shame he never won even a shared Nobel prize, but as he said, the prize in science is the accomplishment itself, while the prize, if it ever comes, is an extra bonus. I would imagine anyone who enters a scientific field with the GOAL of winning a Nobel would not be motivated to do the level of work that would win one, because such a person would be thinking about the prize rather than the subject.
What a lovely anecdote.
I´ve never heard of him, but after this, i miss him. :D
He sounds like the sort of teacher we all need
Thanks for introducing us to this beautiful human being. Made me tear up
This was really heartwarming and lovely, I wish I could have met the guy.
I love these stories, It always gives me a big smile
Great video ! Thank you again, Brady, Ed, and everyone involved in this channel ! :)
You find Higgs to find the Boson. You found the Boson and now you cant find Higgs. I love it!
Always wonderful talks! Thank you!
I attended his classical mechanics lectures at Imperial in the 70s.
Whooo Ed.. always enjoy a video with Proff Copeland :D
"There is a little story might be worth telling you about" ... indeed, sir ... thank you for sharing - for being so mellow about the yellow, you might say.
This was heartwarming.Thank you!
The story with the yellow reference starts at 8:21
He was my head of department when I was doing my degree. Top bloke.
I study maths at imperial, so I'm pretty close to the Physics department and just, wow... It's always amazing to know that there are people like this who work only a few buildings away from where I study
He was such a nice human being. I never heard him speak and then he died on my birthday :(
Nice touch, adding all the captions in yellow.
It would have been great in the transparency era, if someone had invented a black transparency sheet where you could write in yellow and people could still see it.
thank you for introducing me to this man.
I feel embarrassed that I hadn't heard of him as a big fan of layman level science and physics in particular.
That last part makes me think Grey would like him. No idle chitchat.
Now I wish I could have witnessed the two meet...
That is a clever profile picture...
Glad to see another video with Ed. Such a cool guy :)
This Kibble fellow ain't half bad either ;)
Ed is such a humble , knowledgeable and kind man. Great to see his videos.
I absolutely love professor Copeland he's awesome & just so so so nice & modest & kind looking & passionate for his subject..
Thank you Mr. Haran and Mr. Copeland. I hadn't heard of Mr. Kibble before, so thank you for filling this gaping hole in my general knowledge :)
It is easy to see when Professor Copeland talks about a subject dear to him. It is hard for him to keep the smile of his face.
Just pointing out to whoever makes the subtitles, formalism =/= formulas.
Nice touch to put all the text in yellow in this video.
Love u Ed for the honest disclosure... amazing 👍🏼
So so cool, what an amazing man and an great story. I would love to meet him, even though I'm less of a scientist than any beginner would even consider themselves
Great stories, thanks for sharing! :)
Ed Copeland, I have a surprise for you. Tom Kibble is your father.
Lol
Having worked for a very small company whose one service of many was to handle mass mailings to get a USPS discount, the USPS calls this "print contrast ratio," or the fact that yellow on white shows up to the eye (or scanning equipment for that matter) very poorly.
What a great story to remember.
Also agree that this talk makes the point that the results of what has been passed on to the next baton holder is what counts. Excellent.
I studied one of his research papers. Truly brilliant.
Sir Tom "Darth Vader" Kibble:
Heavy breathing ......
Ed, I am your Father,
Heavy breathing ......
quantitatively speaking of course!
he sounds great as a person
What an incredible man.
I got hardly clickbaited into this one... 100% worth it to know that such a beautiful mind past humanity!
I just think it's wonderful that if 2 men choose to collaborate together they can openly and without fear of discrimination. I hope it wasn't the reason he didn't get a Nobel Prize though.
I just started to study classical mechanics with Kibbles book, so amazing to know a bit about the professors as well. 😅
"That guy" who sat quietly in the back of the class. lol
Time to petition IUPAC for a new element name "Kibblium."
Met Tom in Imperial in 1990..a nice guy and Ray Rivers taught me QFT..as best he could!
Always wondering why these high-energy guys so often 'forget' that the Higgs mechanism originated from condensed matter physics where it is called Anderson-Higgs mechanism...
I just love listening to Professor Copeland
what a lovely anecdote :)
A minute of silence to all these brilliant people that deserved fame for their contributions but never got it. Thank you!
Yaaay!! New Symbols!
"Get chance and luck!" - T.K.
Physics was my favourite subject and my physics teacher at Heathland School, Hounslow in 1970s was called Mr Kibble.(don't know first name)
Wonder if any connection?
What happened to this video audio quality?
Too much yellow is what happened!
DukeP00L Duke pool?
I didn't know this guy, but now I have only respect for him ...
🙏
What is going on at 3:09? It looks like three projectors are projecting circular experimental results on a white table. The projections are then aligned. My guess is that the projections are the result of some sort of diffraction experiment. This is a sort of optical computing. Any citation?
I actually laughed when I say the ending credits.
In lieu of a Nobel, physicists could give him an honorary inside joke: the next time a physics presentation is made on Sir Kibble's birthday, add a subtle yellow decoration somewhere on the first slide.
All your captions are in yellow. I chuckled.
Ed is an absolute boss in that photo at 7:44
"Turns out the delay [for the Nobel announcement] was they were trying to find Higgs." Cutting it a little close with the research, LHC!
Why even have yellow ohp pens then?
I need more Ed!
Was just watching a lecture on particle physics and astrophysics with yellow comic sans on a blue background. Ironic.
Thank you for sharing
The yellow at the end...nice meme.
I couldnt read it. what does it say?
All the text throughout the video is yellow
Well, he certainly didn't *write* in yellow.
Josh LZK
True. But I admit that I was waiting for that specifically to happen.
Writing in white does work ... if you have a dark background, BUT it is awful for webpages, because your eyes are strained much more. As one guy at the university told us - when talking about "inverting light on a TEM image": "Three people in an empty theatre are easier to spot than three empty seats in a full theatre."
The world of science as it should be.
It is probably naive from my side but i gives me hope that not all are gone /have to go mad.
Pity i did not have enough to go this way.
What a wonderful gift to humanity is science!
We stand on the shoulders of giants who went before us ever reaching for knowledge and truth so that we can know what was unknown, and leave that knowledge forever to those generations still to come. I wish our society cherished that far more than it currently does.
Irrelevant to the subject of this video, but is there any relation between Ed Copeland and Stewart (or is it "Stuart"?) Copeland of The Police?
yo 6:55 better call saul
Christ, get that man a Nobel prize.
Nice yellow text & logo at the end!
To win a noble prize you have to be both a great scientist and a great self-marketer.
Brady! You just _had_ to write in yellow, didn't you. Naughty you :)
THANK YOU Professor ^^
what's with the breathy sounds in the audio?
Happy Independence Day UK!
Hah, this was their worst decision... Mainly 45+ Yr. old people with low income voted for this idiotic Brexit
+lordhelmchen100 yeah, rip EU, we are going to miss it
+lordhelmchen100 the same people who voted for the eu back in the days
*****
enjoy your brexit but then be coherent and don't negociate any agreement with the eu, this useless institution, and negociate only bilateral treaties with each and every country you want to have trade or research partnership. It's too easy to say I am out, but I want to enjoy the facilities of a single market or unified research framework...
23rd June should become a national holiday
Is that Abdus Salam on the right at 1:01 ?
how hard is't to become a professor at Nottingham like ed cooperland?
If you're intelligent, it just takes time and effort and the money to pay for university.
I'm amused at all the yellow text at the end.
I love ed so much!
is this john green at 7:45
You should probably right in blue. Psychology says that should make people more likely to believe what you've written. xD It's also quite dark and legible.
Brady, are you planning a video of everyone at sixty symbols discussing the scientific funding impact of the EU vote?
great video
What's with the weird sound at 6:09? Sounds like someone screaming.
Sounds like a sneeze.
hahaha loved the yellow ending!!!!
Should make a Kibble award for people who provide the basis of a Nobel lol or just make it able to be split between the actual team who did it not just 3 people
Sadly, men and women like this are not being replaced as fast as they are now leaving us. The early to mid 1900's produced the some of the greatest minds of modern day.....while we have many now. I feel the depth and breadth of knowledge they hold, pales in comparison.
Nobody said anything about IQ; IQ doesn't mean anything. I don't see any relativity theory or Quantum Mechanics or mathematical logic or computability theory or scientific developments comparable to these being developed now or any other period in history.
The One Thanks for the advice; will do.
haha youtube people.
I try to do the same thing . . . just to show there's at leats ONE voice of reason on youtube . . .
I'll get back to you later to tell you if it works . . .
+The One Exactly. Brian Streufert is just pining over a strawman for attention.
Noise in the background.
Nice talk but can the audio levels be fixed. Quiet one moment and booming the next
"don't write in yellow""half the writing in yellow"
Or green. Red blue and black work.