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11-15-2020 , 07:05 PM

#31526

Eric

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Dirac, Penrose, Hawking, Higgs are probably the best known British physicists.

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11-15-2020 , 07:10 PM

#31527

REDeYeS00

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i think Frisch fits as well.

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11-15-2020 , 07:12 PM

#31528

Eric

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Oops, I think Penrose and Higgs are still alive.

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11-15-2020 , 07:13 PM

#31529

A missread issue

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Originally Posted by Eric

Oops, I think Penrose and Higgs are still alive.

Correct. Let's hope you didn't jinx anything.

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11-15-2020 , 07:17 PM

#31530

Eric

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Originally Posted by REDeYeS00

i think Frisch fits as well.

Depends on how "from the UK" is interpreted.

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11-15-2020 , 07:24 PM

#31531

Eric

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Mott, Powell, Ryle, Kibble, Randall, Mansfield, Gray, Sciama, Seaton are other physicists who fit so far. On the other hand, who is familiar with them? Not this guy with a degree in physics.

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11-15-2020 , 07:24 PM

#31532

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You guys should turbo this if you want the answer today.

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11-15-2020 , 07:26 PM

#31533

REDeYeS00

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Originally Posted by Eric

Depends on how "from the UK" is interpreted.

exactly. the question as asked was a little open ended.

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11-15-2020 , 07:40 PM

#31534

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I started to think about the ambiguity of the question of being from somewhere and couldn’t really decide what it means. Let’s say for the purpose of this game it means being born in UK, since that’s the easiest to check.

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11-15-2020 , 07:54 PM

#31535

REDeYeS00

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11-15-2020 , 08:11 PM

#31536

ArcticKnight

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Originally Posted by Eric

Mott, Powell, Ryle, Kibble, Randall, Mansfield, Gray, Sciama, Seaton are other physicists who fit so far. On the other hand, who is familiar with them? Not this guy with a degree in physics.

Probably just splitting these 9 into a group of 5 and 4 and then narrow it down to a name.

If we get into the did he invent something, or did he discover something or anything else we are just bleeding questions...

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11-15-2020 , 08:19 PM

#31537

Eric

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Probably should check Dirac and Hawking first.

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11-15-2020 , 08:36 PM

#31538

A missread issue

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15 minutes and I’m out. Naturally will keep answering tomorrow.

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11-15-2020 , 08:40 PM

#31539

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Originally Posted by Eric

Mott, Powell, Ryle, Kibble, Randall, Mansfield, Gray, Sciama, Seaton are other physicists who fit so far. On the other hand, who is familiar with them? Not this guy with a degree in physics.

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Originally Posted by Eric

Probably should check Dirac and Hawking first.

Do all of these fit these parameters?

- Born in the UK
- Born 1900 or later
- No longer alive
- Never received a Nobel Prize

I'll do the research, but if someone already knows that these names all fit, I won't bother.

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11-15-2020 , 08:52 PM

#31540

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Not sure about Nobel statuses, everything else should be good.

Edit: Dirac's out.

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11-15-2020 , 08:53 PM

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	Born in UK	Born 1900 or later	Not alive	Never received Nobel Prize
Nevill Francis Mott	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	FALSE
C. F. Powell	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	FALSE
Paul Dirac	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	FALSE
Hawking	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE
Martin Ryle	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	FALSE
Tom Kibble	British India	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE
John Randall	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE
Peter Mansfield	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	FALSE
Louis Harold Gray	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE
Dennis W Sciama	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE
M. J. Seaton	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE

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11-15-2020 , 08:54 PM

#31542

bolt2112

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Which leaves us these names which have already been mentioned:

Hawking
Kibble? Does British India birthplace disqualify him?
Randall
Gray
Sciama
Seaton

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11-15-2020 , 09:00 PM

#31543

Eric

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Mott and Ryle are Nobel laureates.

Never mind.

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11-15-2020 , 09:01 PM

#31544

ArcticKnight

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Originally Posted by A missread issue

15 minutes and I’m out. Naturally will keep answering tomorrow.

no problem

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11-15-2020 , 09:02 PM

#31545

ArcticKnight

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nice bolt..

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11-15-2020 , 09:08 PM

#31546

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John Hubbard fits too I think

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11-15-2020 , 09:16 PM

#31547

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Ernest Walton and Maurice Wilkins and Brian Josephson were possibles but can all be eliminated..

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11-16-2020 , 02:57 AM

#31548

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Originally Posted by bolt2112

Which leaves us these names which have already been mentioned:

Hawking
Kibble? Does British India birthplace disqualify him?
Randall
Gray
Sciama
Seaton

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Originally Posted by ArcticKnight

John Hubbard fits too I think

Is it one of Hawking, Randall, Gray?

if no

Is it one of Sciama, Seaton, or Hubbard?

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11-16-2020 , 07:26 AM

#31549

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Person
1) Not alive.
2) Was a real person.
3) Male.
4) Not born before 1800.
5) Not born in N/S America.
6) Primarily known for science, politics, or sports.
7) Born in Europe.
8) Not born before 1900.
9) Primarily known for science.
10) Has never received a Nobel Prize.
11) Known for a physical sciences.
12) He is primarily known for work in physics or chemistry.
13) He is primarily known for physics.
14) The person is from UK or Germany.
15) The person is from UK.
16) It is one of Hawking, Randall, Gray.
17) It is Stephen Hawking.

ArcticKnight's guess made it a lock, so he gets the next one. Pretty impressive soul read from Nich.