NaPoWriMo 2017, Day 30, a Poem, Particle-wave dualism?

College physics

 

College physics was old fashioned,

Waves were not particles back then

Electricity was DC

or AC.  And magnetism

 

Dropped the course before it was reached

Finding the charge on a plate, huh?

But it is possible that math

likes to treat waves that way

 

The math works but you'll never

Even one electron from the

radio wave coming at you

Don't let them tell you otherwise

 

Radio waves particles not

They will go through a pane of glass

But never a copper bucket

Magnetism particles not 

 

Industry today demands, more

than ever, a man with a good

mathematical foundation 

Ladies on magazine covers **

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 - Poem and Photos Copyright © 2017 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

 - I'm linked with brudberg, aka Björn, at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Physics with Björn: Particle-wave dualism and the photoelectric effect http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2017/04/physics-with-bjorn-particle-wave.html
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 - also to Day Thirty of NaPoWriMo, http://www.napowrimo.net/day-thirty-3/
 
Notes:) 

1)  Photos are "Print Screen" captures of pages from Popular Electronics, January, 1957 ( http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/50s/57/Pop-1957-01.pdf ).  Makes it 60 years ago.

2) ** Please note the top pictures.  Left, Popular Electronics had a lady on most every cover.  And right, is the ad from Canadian Institute of Science and Technology Limited in Washington, D.C.

3)  I have been an Amateur Radio Operator, i.e. a Ham Radio person, since 1960  In 1961 I was issued the call sign, K1TLT, but had to give it up when I moved to Texas.  Later I was able to retrieve my old call sign, K1TLT.  My license is Amateur Radio Extra Class, the highest skill level issued by the FCC.

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