Ariel Levenson

@ariel-l.bsky.social

CNRS senior researcher. Nonlinear and quantum optics, nanophotonics. Omnivore and defender of diversity. Posts and likes are personal views.

HISTORY OF PHYSICS Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman and his love for music. Although he didn't study them exhaustively, Raman discovered that the rich tonal quality of the tambura and veena (shown below) was due to the peculiarity of the bridge. 1/

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This “Christmas tree” with the design incorporating Fresnel optics, was in operation at the Vilan Cap Lighthouse in Galicia from 1896 to 1964! the light reached 64 km. I wish you a wonderful holiday season with your family.

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Mathematical physicist Cécile DeWitt-Morette was born #OTD in 1922. She made foundational contributions to Feynman functional integrals, organized the first American conference on general relativity (important for gravitational waves), and started the Les Houches Summer School. 🧪 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬 (1/n)

Black and white photo of Cécile in the 1940s or 50s. She is smiling and looking to the right of the camera. Her hair is short and she is wearing a collared blouse.A black and white photo of Cécile take in her office at UT Austin in the early or mid 2000s. A blackboard with diagrams and a well-known file cabinet sit in the background. Cécile’s hair is short and she wears a floral print shirt.

Opportune positioning of 6 major European research players, for ambitious support for fundamental research, for the simplification of administrative procedures, etc. all that is missing is the word photonics to have an excellent holiday! www.calameo.com/books/007842...

G6 Position Paper On FP10

G6 STATEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION The G6 of science, comprising six major European research organizations, recognise the need for a strategic reorientation and stronger pr...

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