Word: layzer
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...What they have is fairly significant, but it's definitely not the smoking gun for a planetary system," said David Layzer, Menzel Professor of Astrophysics. "There's not even an indication that there are solid objects larger than a pinhead...
...David R. Layzer '46, Donald H. Menzel Professor of Astrophysics and a member of the CUE, questioned the Core's philosophy of emphasizing approaches to knowledge and modes of thinking rather than content. He called the notion of a general scientific method "nonsense...
...David Layzer '46, Menzel Professor of Astrophysics, said he was concerned about "creating a department for people to get by with less analysis," and that it "might encourage specialization...
...David Layzer, Menzel Professor of Astrophysics and a member of the council, said that Council members were very concerned about how the publicity might effect the future career of a professor "I think everyone felt worried about branding an individual for all time," he said...
...Layzer says that in his spare time this summer after writing a book on Cosmology, after starting a book on Chance and Order, after revising his course Science A-22 "Chance, Order, and Necessity," he will try to reread the Proust trilogy. He didn't comment on his work for the summer...