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Nobel Prize Winner Got Free House and Free (as In Beer) Beer
slashchuck writes "Niels Bohr is one of the greatest scientists who ever lived and a favorite of his fellow Danes when he lived in Copenhagen. Apparently, after he won the Nobel Prize in 1922, the Carlsberg brewery gave him a gift – a house located next to the brewery. And the best perk of the house? It had a direct pipeline to the brewery so that Bohr had free beer on tap whenever he wanted."
See how Denmark did this, world? Neils Bohr assembled a scientific network centered in Copenhagen that vastly increased the speed and dissemination of discoveries. Quantum mechanics and nuclear physics were all born in his backyard. Scientists came from all around the world to debate with him. Why? Because he had free beer.
If you want flying cars and starships, perhaps we need to buy Stephen Hawkings a brewery. Scientists are still human, dammit!
The headlines have never really been very good. Just be glad when they have any relation to the story whatsoever.
This was actually the very first story ever posted on Slashdot, back in 1922. It seems that the story tape has looped on itself- someone tell Timothy he needs to change to the next tape before he posts another re-run.
"Niels Bohr is one of the greatest scientists who ever lived"
Indeed, and at almost seven feet of his stature, you would be ill-advised to argue with this great Dane. *ducks*
Ezekiel 23:20
Although they probably should have mentioned that Bohr was a great Dane.
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More Twoson than Cupertino
My guess would be Alan Turing, but then again...
(yes, I went there!)
What this world is coming to - is for you and me to decide.
No, he got a 2nd Nobel in Belchology
And the third and final time that particular prize was awarded was when a young Albert Einstein, using just a chisel and hammer in his little shed, managed to split the Tasmanian beer atom and actually put bubbles in beer.
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Glad that works for Denmark. Here in USA we have come to realize that science is all lies straight from the pit of hell. Ergo, beer must be prohibited.
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Why do you preface that with "to be honest"? Are you trying to imply that the rest of the time you're lying?
That is an outstanding question, one of the best I read on Slashdot. Let me get back to you, I should give you a response back in like 10 minutes.