Abstract: Personal and Scientific Reminiscences, pp. 37-45 (2017) No AccessChapter 7: My Friend Ahmed and IBengt NordénBengt Nordénhttps://doi.org/10.1142/9781786344366_0007Cited by:0 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Abstract: Ahmed and I were close — at least that is what I always felt — he called me his big brother (I was one year his senior). While I was more direct about most things, even personal matters, he was generally more difficult to read and, everybody I know agrees, intrinsically quite private. However, we shared the same sense of humor and the same curious, I would say almost childlike, mindset when approaching scientific problems — though his was that of a genius. Ahmed was, despite his deeper felt reservation, very social, with an eye for everybody, whether a janitor or a Nobel laureate. To really see people is something I think I learnt very much from him and indeed find very important in life. His social ability was always combined with humor: I remember many a good laugh together. At the same time, he was reflective and a deep philosopher — often finding scholarly parallels with ancient Egyptian or Greek science… FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Personal and Scientific ReminiscencesMetrics History PDF download
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-08-04
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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