Monday, February 20, 2017

Professor Julius Sumner Miller and the physics of simple toys: Part I

Old children's toys incorporate some surprisingly complex physics principles.  Below, from Popular Science, May 1966.  I had cut this article out years ago (although I wish now I had kept the entire issue!)  Professor Julius Sumner Miller (1909-1987) was both a physicist and celebrity entertainer.







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  1. Grey StarrFebruary 24, 2017 at 10:52 AM

    You may love books.google.ca... searched for this issue and BAM!
    https://books.google.ca/books?id=zikDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

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  2. The DukeFebruary 24, 2017 at 9:22 PM

    Well done!

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