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Page 4-tto Pafly Cr-ogtay--May 8, MM m. Science 'stumbling over God's creation9 IbyMfte Miyamoto Ask Wat McGugin what to thinks of most acta—ttBe endeavors and tto dis- coveriee that accompany them, snd he'll probably tell you scientists simply 'stumble over God'acreation." And Albert Einstein, who McGugin says 'epitomizes the height of scienti¬ fic labor," is a prime example. ;■*> Einstein bad spent'tto greater part of his life searching for a concept, or more accurately, an equation, that could inev- itably explain the structure, creation and existence of the universe. Einstein's search for thst equation was intimately linked with his strong religious conviction' snd his work on the quantum of energy.and tto theory of Einstein wasn't 'intelligent enough' to find the answer... relativity was the cornerstone of his search, McGugin ssid. But-Einstein never found that equa¬ tion, however,, and went to his grave having never fulfilled s dream that bor¬ dered on an obsession. McGugin, a chemist with over 60 years of experience in hia field snd pres¬ ident of Valley Limestone Co. in Fresno, believes he's solved tto problem thst Einstein never could. Yet, despite being considered by many as a genius in the field of physics, McGugin said Einstein wasn't "intell¬ igent enough* to find tto answer that tod eluded him for so long. "Ironically, tto answer could have been found by anyone with a knowledge USED BOOK BUYBACK CASH FOR TEXTBOOKS May 7 Wed 8:30-6:30 May 8 Thur 8:30-6:30 May 9 Fri 8:30-4:30 May. 10 Sat ' 9" 30-12:30 Moy 12 Mon 8:30-6:30 May 13 Tims 8:30-6:30 May 14 Wed 8:30-6:30 Moy IS Thur 8:30-6:30 May 16 Fri 8:30-4:30 May 19 Mon 9:30-2:30 May20 lues 9:30-2:30 Enter Lower Level Until 4:30. KENNEL BOOKSTORE .(In The Heart Of TheCampus) . of simple high school algebra. And it was right under hia nose and to didn't even, know it," McGugin said. Tto corecent, McGuxin ssid, revolves around tto fact that both theories, if solved mathematically and simultan¬ eously, could have provided tto solution Einstein was searching for. . 'It's too bad ——stein wasn't intell¬ igent enough to solve two simple alge¬ braic equations ss any high school alge¬ bra student could have,* McGugin ssid. According to McGugin, Einstein's strong religious belief wss s powerful moving force behind his search-taking note of one recent art—le, McGugin said - that Einstein wss quoted ss saying that he believed 'ideas come from God." Einstein, several years after having made this ststement, worked diligently to prove, by way of an equation, that in¬ deed "everything" could be expressed in one mathematical formula, McGugin ssid. But, McGugin ssid, Einstein, because he was Jewish, never did read two New Testament passages which ssid, "Every¬ thing thst is manifest is light* snd 'God is light.* So, according to McGugin, Einstein spent many years 'stumbling around trying to find an answer, while st the same time, not really knowing what it was he was looking for.* To McGugin, Einstein was simply 'another stumbler among God's crea¬ tion.* McGugin said that Einstein's work on the quantum theory of energy was simply an extension of another scien¬ tist's accomplishment-the notion that energy is radiated in discreet quantities or 'hunks.* The theory wss originated by Max Planck, a German born physicist, snd Einstein had simply continued work on s previous scientist's idea, McGugin said. According to tto theory, energy is measured by Planck's constant h, 'which is the unit of action and equals 6.624x10 to tto minus 27th erg seconds. The constant is multiplied by nu or tto number of light waves per second,* McGugin said. Tto equation, as it is, McGugin ssid, states thst tto energy of one light wave is equal to a given amount—in this case, 6.624x10 to tto minus 27th ergs, *s fact which even Planck was not aware of." In this case, nu would to equal to one, McGugin ssid, because it was "permissible to do so.' Einstein, meanwhile, believed that energy had mass, light tod mass, snd Einstein was 'simply another stumbier among . God's creation' that mass and energy were interchan¬ geable, or in McGugin's wolds, 'they were aspects of one in the same thing.' As for theory of relativity, McGugin said that Einstein had simply taken a commonly told ides, one that was gen¬ erally regarded as being. valid, and simply placed his own theories into it. . According to "pre-Einsteinian phy¬ sics," all energy is equal to the mass times the velocity of any moving object was E= one-half MC squared, where McGugin ssid. So when Einstein had developed his own idea of relativity, his initial equation was E '/. one-half MC squared, where C is tto velocity of light, which wss, in this esse, s constant. But, unlike tto previous example, sll that was '—~*""g was s proper numeric- value for tto mass of s light wave, something that tod eluded Einstein all his life, McGugin ssid. From this initial starting point, Ein¬ stein came up with his famous formula of E = MC squared and it played an intri¬ cate part in the building of tto first atomic bomb. Prior to this, however, Einstein, while still living in his native homeland of Germany, introduced his concept to tto world. His concept wss controversial , ;» "> » »'»■»■»■»■» »»»»»»»»» •»-» » e» »■» a> ig j, ^_q Feeling The Pinch Of College Expenses? Be Prepared For 1980 Fall Semester APPLYNOW for Coffee House Manager Friday Evenings, Newman Center $150 per month Call Mary Kay 439-4641 and fellow scientists ridiculed and acomed hia notion thst light and energy ei.st mass. Einstein, Heeeghig to tto belief that thia theory waa indeed valid, was not dissuaded by hia collsagues. Einstein's life became unbearable in Germany-scientists laughed at his idea, tto Nazis had come to power and because to wss s Jew, his ttooriss were tono——ed-to waa eventually driven sway bom his homeland snd took up residence in tto U.S. Soon after Einstein's arrival, it be¬ came apparent to many U.S. officials that tto Nazis were coming dangerously close to developing an atomic bomb of theirown. And so, Einstein, along with 12 other prominent scientists in tto physics field, sent s letter to President Roose¬ velt telling him that an atomic bomb- could be built here. Although Einstein took no active part in the 'Manhattan Project* to did take an advising role. According to McGugin, Einstein did so to prove his theory wss indeed valid and he apparently knew of the tremen¬ dous amount of inherent energy in the atom, which is actually composed of light waves spinning in many different configurations, McGugin said. But again, McGugin said, Einstein simply "stumbled'-^o come up with his fins1 equation of E = MC squared, Einstein sdded one-half MC squared It became apparent... the Nazis were dangeously close to developing an atomic bomb... with one-half MV squared, where one- half MC squared in the intrinsic energy of tto trapped matter and one-half MV squared is tto energy of tto moving body. Tto moving body in this instance wss tto bomb itself. But tto bomb was stationary at the time of the blast. McGugin said Einstein erred-—a formula should have been E= one-half MC squared because in this esse tto bomb was not moving so one-half MV squared should have been equal to zero. McGugin said that in many of Bn- stein's published works, it waa often stated by Einstein that no body of maIter could move at the speed of light-only light could move at the speed of light. From this statement alone, McGugin said that the velocity of a body can never . quite equal tto speed of light anyway, thus invalidating hia equation of E = continued ea page 11 Rental Storage Storage lockers sre how available at Mid City Moving Center, T49N. Bias—atone, Fresno, starting aa low aa »3.50 per month. Phone 233-7107 for reservation.
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Title | 1980_05 The Daily Collegian May 1980 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1980 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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Title | May 8, 1980, Page 4 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1980 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | Page 4-tto Pafly Cr-ogtay--May 8, MM m. Science 'stumbling over God's creation9 IbyMfte Miyamoto Ask Wat McGugin what to thinks of most acta—ttBe endeavors and tto dis- coveriee that accompany them, snd he'll probably tell you scientists simply 'stumble over God'acreation." And Albert Einstein, who McGugin says 'epitomizes the height of scienti¬ fic labor," is a prime example. ;■*> Einstein bad spent'tto greater part of his life searching for a concept, or more accurately, an equation, that could inev- itably explain the structure, creation and existence of the universe. Einstein's search for thst equation was intimately linked with his strong religious conviction' snd his work on the quantum of energy.and tto theory of Einstein wasn't 'intelligent enough' to find the answer... relativity was the cornerstone of his search, McGugin ssid. But-Einstein never found that equa¬ tion, however,, and went to his grave having never fulfilled s dream that bor¬ dered on an obsession. McGugin, a chemist with over 60 years of experience in hia field snd pres¬ ident of Valley Limestone Co. in Fresno, believes he's solved tto problem thst Einstein never could. Yet, despite being considered by many as a genius in the field of physics, McGugin said Einstein wasn't "intell¬ igent enough* to find tto answer that tod eluded him for so long. "Ironically, tto answer could have been found by anyone with a knowledge USED BOOK BUYBACK CASH FOR TEXTBOOKS May 7 Wed 8:30-6:30 May 8 Thur 8:30-6:30 May 9 Fri 8:30-4:30 May. 10 Sat ' 9" 30-12:30 Moy 12 Mon 8:30-6:30 May 13 Tims 8:30-6:30 May 14 Wed 8:30-6:30 Moy IS Thur 8:30-6:30 May 16 Fri 8:30-4:30 May 19 Mon 9:30-2:30 May20 lues 9:30-2:30 Enter Lower Level Until 4:30. KENNEL BOOKSTORE .(In The Heart Of TheCampus) . of simple high school algebra. And it was right under hia nose and to didn't even, know it," McGugin said. Tto corecent, McGuxin ssid, revolves around tto fact that both theories, if solved mathematically and simultan¬ eously, could have provided tto solution Einstein was searching for. . 'It's too bad ——stein wasn't intell¬ igent enough to solve two simple alge¬ braic equations ss any high school alge¬ bra student could have,* McGugin ssid. According to McGugin, Einstein's strong religious belief wss s powerful moving force behind his search-taking note of one recent art—le, McGugin said - that Einstein wss quoted ss saying that he believed 'ideas come from God." Einstein, several years after having made this ststement, worked diligently to prove, by way of an equation, that in¬ deed "everything" could be expressed in one mathematical formula, McGugin ssid. But, McGugin ssid, Einstein, because he was Jewish, never did read two New Testament passages which ssid, "Every¬ thing thst is manifest is light* snd 'God is light.* So, according to McGugin, Einstein spent many years 'stumbling around trying to find an answer, while st the same time, not really knowing what it was he was looking for.* To McGugin, Einstein was simply 'another stumbler among God's crea¬ tion.* McGugin said that Einstein's work on the quantum theory of energy was simply an extension of another scien¬ tist's accomplishment-the notion that energy is radiated in discreet quantities or 'hunks.* The theory wss originated by Max Planck, a German born physicist, snd Einstein had simply continued work on s previous scientist's idea, McGugin said. According to tto theory, energy is measured by Planck's constant h, 'which is the unit of action and equals 6.624x10 to tto minus 27th erg seconds. The constant is multiplied by nu or tto number of light waves per second,* McGugin said. Tto equation, as it is, McGugin ssid, states thst tto energy of one light wave is equal to a given amount—in this case, 6.624x10 to tto minus 27th ergs, *s fact which even Planck was not aware of." In this case, nu would to equal to one, McGugin ssid, because it was "permissible to do so.' Einstein, meanwhile, believed that energy had mass, light tod mass, snd Einstein was 'simply another stumbier among . God's creation' that mass and energy were interchan¬ geable, or in McGugin's wolds, 'they were aspects of one in the same thing.' As for theory of relativity, McGugin said that Einstein had simply taken a commonly told ides, one that was gen¬ erally regarded as being. valid, and simply placed his own theories into it. . According to "pre-Einsteinian phy¬ sics," all energy is equal to the mass times the velocity of any moving object was E= one-half MC squared, where McGugin ssid. So when Einstein had developed his own idea of relativity, his initial equation was E '/. one-half MC squared, where C is tto velocity of light, which wss, in this esse, s constant. But, unlike tto previous example, sll that was '—~*""g was s proper numeric- value for tto mass of s light wave, something that tod eluded Einstein all his life, McGugin ssid. From this initial starting point, Ein¬ stein came up with his famous formula of E = MC squared and it played an intri¬ cate part in the building of tto first atomic bomb. Prior to this, however, Einstein, while still living in his native homeland of Germany, introduced his concept to tto world. His concept wss controversial , ;» "> » »'»■»■»■»■» »»»»»»»»» •»-» » e» »■» a> ig j, ^_q Feeling The Pinch Of College Expenses? Be Prepared For 1980 Fall Semester APPLYNOW for Coffee House Manager Friday Evenings, Newman Center $150 per month Call Mary Kay 439-4641 and fellow scientists ridiculed and acomed hia notion thst light and energy ei.st mass. Einstein, Heeeghig to tto belief that thia theory waa indeed valid, was not dissuaded by hia collsagues. Einstein's life became unbearable in Germany-scientists laughed at his idea, tto Nazis had come to power and because to wss s Jew, his ttooriss were tono——ed-to waa eventually driven sway bom his homeland snd took up residence in tto U.S. Soon after Einstein's arrival, it be¬ came apparent to many U.S. officials that tto Nazis were coming dangerously close to developing an atomic bomb of theirown. And so, Einstein, along with 12 other prominent scientists in tto physics field, sent s letter to President Roose¬ velt telling him that an atomic bomb- could be built here. Although Einstein took no active part in the 'Manhattan Project* to did take an advising role. According to McGugin, Einstein did so to prove his theory wss indeed valid and he apparently knew of the tremen¬ dous amount of inherent energy in the atom, which is actually composed of light waves spinning in many different configurations, McGugin said. But again, McGugin said, Einstein simply "stumbled'-^o come up with his fins1 equation of E = MC squared, Einstein sdded one-half MC squared It became apparent... the Nazis were dangeously close to developing an atomic bomb... with one-half MV squared, where one- half MC squared in the intrinsic energy of tto trapped matter and one-half MV squared is tto energy of tto moving body. Tto moving body in this instance wss tto bomb itself. But tto bomb was stationary at the time of the blast. McGugin said Einstein erred-—a formula should have been E= one-half MC squared because in this esse tto bomb was not moving so one-half MV squared should have been equal to zero. McGugin said that in many of Bn- stein's published works, it waa often stated by Einstein that no body of maIter could move at the speed of light-only light could move at the speed of light. From this statement alone, McGugin said that the velocity of a body can never . quite equal tto speed of light anyway, thus invalidating hia equation of E = continued ea page 11 Rental Storage Storage lockers sre how available at Mid City Moving Center, T49N. Bias—atone, Fresno, starting aa low aa »3.50 per month. Phone 233-7107 for reservation. |