Reflections on the nature of genius: on the 300th anniversay of Mikhail Lomonosov (1711-1765)

This presentation goes beyond celebratory narration of the life and scientific achievements of Russia's first modern scientist Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov (1711-1765). Coming from the notion of complexity of sciences, we introduce 'a genius formula' G = TBD for semi-qualitative eval...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shiltsev, V.
Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Science.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 2012
Subjects:
Other
Fermilab Other
Historical Aspects
Evaluation
71 Classical And Quantum Mechanics
General Physics
Mikhail Lomonosov
Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc837944/
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Summary:This presentation goes beyond celebratory narration of the life and scientific achievements of Russia's first modern scientist Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov (1711-1765). Coming from the notion of complexity of sciences, we introduce 'a genius formula' G = TBD for semi-qualitative evaluation of a person's impact on the society, distinguish two type of geniuses, give several examples and draw general conclusions. The work largely follows presentation at the Fermilab Colloquium in November of 2011.

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