Six STEM Tweets

Six tweets that celebrate engineering and all things STEM.

I scroll so you don’t have to.

There’s just too much STEM stuff happening for me to wait till Sunday. 😃 

So this is a special, mid-week edition.

(also today’s date has 0,1,2,3,4 - but not in order. That’ll be in a decade)

Enjoy. And please share. Just hit forward and send it to your friends, colleagues and anyone interested to learn more.

#1 🤯 

The 6*pi⁵ thing is pretty interesting too, right?

#2 🤯 

#3 🤯 

To be able to see Enrico Fermi’s exam and solutions is the reason for the internet’s existence.

#4 🤯 

This is such an under-reported success story of widespread use of open source technology. This platform is localized in the local language, making is much more friendlier to use. Plus no license fees due to Linux.

This is win-win! And needs way more publicity!

#5 🤯 

🤩 

#6 🤯 

The length of that street is measured in light-years!

Last issue was #42 and I was super excited at the significance of that number in popular culture.

But I forgot to mention a fantastic movie by that name - 42.

Thanks to reader MG for reminding me about this movie. It’s based on the true story of Jackie Robinson who broke baseball’s color barrier. It’s a really inspirational movie showing how one person with strong moral courage can bring about change in the society.

Thanks, MG for reminding me of this movie.

This is issue #43

A few fun facts about 43:

• Atomic number of technetium (Tc)

• 43 in base 6 is 111 (6² + 6 + 1) - this may be of interest to only a few people 😆 

• 43 is the smallest prime number expressible as the sum of 2, 3, 4, or 5 different primes:

• 43 = 41 + 2

• 43 = 11 + 13 + 19

• 43 = 2 + 11 + 13 + 17

• 43 = 3 + 5 + 7 + 11 + 17

• International calling code for Austria

That’s it for this issue.

Hit ‘reply’ to tell me what you think.

And hit ‘forward’ to share with your friends and family.

Let’s all celebrate science and engineering and curiosity.

Best wishes,

Harshal