Abstract
AbstractSometimes, even a cursory remark at the end of a lecture, if growing out of deep intelligence and directed to a sensitive mind, can have momentous consequences. This was the case in the episode recounted here, which linked Ericksen and de Gennes, albeit indirectly.
Funder
Università degli Studi di Pavia
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science
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