L. Mahadevan is a professor of applied mathematics. But he's also a physicist. And an engineer. ''One doesn't have to look too hard around to find interesting questions, beautiful questions,'' he said.
Applied Mathematician L. Mahadevan | Meeting the Minds
Simple curiosities compel scientist
L. Mahadevan is a professor of applied mathematics. But he's also a physicist. And an engineer. ''One doesn't have to look too hard around to find interesting questions, beautiful questions,'' he said.
L. Mahadevan smiled at the question, which was: "What, exactly, do you do?" It is, on the surface, a simple question, but for Mahadevan the answer could lead many places. Or, maybe, that's the answer, that Mahadevan, a 43-year-old professor at Harvard, studies seemingly simple, everyday questions - such as, how does fabric drape? paper wrinkle? paint dry? -and hopes ... (Full article: 901 words)
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