Wednesday, July 01, 2026
Wow--the real Prometheus.
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Prometheus was a Titan in Greek mythology, known as the god of fire and a master craftsman. He is celebrated for stealing fire from Zeus and giving it to humanity, which enabled progress and civilization. This act of defiance against Zeus led to severe punishment, as he was chained to a mountain where an eagle would eat his liver daily, only for it to regenerate each night Mythology.netMythology.net+2. Additionally, Prometheus is often regarded as a benefactor of mankind, introducing them to various crafts and the art of sacrifice Encyclopedia.comEncyclopedia.com+1.
The book that inspired the movie Oppenheimer took 25 years for
2 authors to write--American Prometheus
https://www.amazon.com/American-Prometheus-Triumph-Tragedy-Oppenheimer/dp/0375726268/ref=asc_df_0375726268?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80401998413558&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=91335&hvtargid=pla-4584001476496805&psc=1&hvocijid=14469501715215136700-0375726268-&hvexpln=0
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Chen Ning Yang’s Research and Its Connection to the Atomic Bomb
Chen Ning Yang’s work was not directly about the atomic bomb, but it was deeply connected to the same era of nuclear physics that underpinned both nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. His most famous contribution, made in 1956 with Tsung-Dao Lee, was the discovery that parity (mirror symmetry) is violated in weak interactions Britannica+1. This meant that certain particle decays behave differently in a mirror-reflected universe, a finding that revolutionized particle physics and helped establish that the primary currents in weak interactions are left-handed Institute for Advanced Study+1.
This research was part of the broader post–World War II effort to understand the fundamental forces and particles that govern matter. During the 1940s and 1950s, physicists like Yang were working alongside those involved in nuclear weapons research, as both projects relied on advances in nuclear theory, particle physics, and quantum field theory. For example, Yang’s doctoral work under Enrico Fermi at the University of Chicago coincided with Fermi’s own contributions to the Manhattan Project Wikipedia.
While Yang’s own research did not design or build atomic bombs, the theoretical framework he helped develop—especially in particle physics and symmetry principles—was part of the same scientific ecosystem that advanced nuclear science. His work on Yang–Mills theory with Robert Mills in 1954 provided a mathematical foundation for describing forces like the strong nuclear force, which is essential for understanding how nuclei are held together Wikipedia+1. This kind of theoretical work indirectly supported the deeper understanding of nuclear structure and interactions that was critical for both nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. In short, Yang’s research was not about the atomic bomb itself, but it was part of the nuclear physics revolution of the mid-20th century, a period when theoretical advances in particle physics and quantum field theory were closely linked to the practical challenges of nuclear science, including weapons development.
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Particle physics is the branch of physics that studies the universe’s fundamental particles—such as quarks, leptons, and bosons—and the forces governing them, as described by the Standard Model developed in the 1970s.
Overview
Particle physics (also called high‑energy physics) investigates the smallest known building blocks of matter and the fundamental interactions between them. It explores both matter particles (quarks and leptons) and force‑carrying particles (bosons). WikipediaWikipedia
What Particle Physics Studies
Elementary particles: Quarks, leptons, neutrinos, photons, gluons, W/Z bosons, and the Higgs boson. WikipediaWikipedia
Fundamental forces: Strong, weak, electromagnetic, and gravity (though gravity is not yet fully integrated into the Standard Model). web.cern.chweb.cern.ch
Antimatter: Each particle has a corresponding antiparticle with opposite charge. WikipediaWikipedia
Quantum fields: Particles are excitations of underlying quantum fields. WikipediaWikipedia
The Standard Model
The Standard Model is the dominant theoretical framework describing:
Three generations of quarks and leptons
Force carriers for strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions
Predictive structures that have been experimentally confirmed, including the Higgs boson web.cern.chweb.cern.ch
How Particle Physics Is Studied
Particle accelerators (e.g., the Large Hadron Collider) smash particles at high energies to reveal subatomic structure. WikipediaWikipedia
Detectors observe the resulting particle interactions and decays.
Theoretical physics develops mathematical models to explain and predict particle behavior. WikipediaWikipedia
Why It Matters
Particle physics helps explain:
The composition of matter
The forces shaping the universe
Phenomena such as the early universe, symmetry, and the nature of mass
Particle physics remains a central field for understanding the fundamental structure of reality.
What is Particle Physics--from wiki--
History
Main article: History of subatomic physics
see caption
The Geiger–Marsden experiments observed that a small fraction of the alpha particles experienced strong deflection when being struck by the gold foil.
The idea that all matter is fundamentally composed of elementary particles dates from at least the 6th century BC.[1] In the 19th century, John Dalton, through his work on stoichiometry, concluded that each element of nature was composed of a single, unique type of particle.[2] The word atom, after the Greek word atomos meaning "indivisible", has since then denoted the smallest particle of a chemical element, but physicists later discovered that atoms are not, in fact, the fundamental particles of nature, but are conglomerates of even smaller particles, such as the electron. The early 20th century explorations of nuclear physics and quantum physics led to proofs of nuclear fission in 1939 by Lise Meitner (based on experiments by Otto Hahn), and nuclear fusion by Hans Bethe in that same year; both discoveries also led to the development of nuclear weapons. Bethe's 1947 calculation of the Lamb shift is credited with having "opened the way to the modern era of particle physics".[3]
Dr Chen Ning Yang--
Examining symmetry in nature
Yang served for a year as an instructor at UChicago before joining the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, where he worked alongside Robert Oppenheimer. In 1954, Yang worked with Robert Mills to develop the Yang-Mills theory, which describes the behavior of elementary particles and is the basis of our understanding of the Standard Model of particle physics.
Two years later Yang collaborated with fellow UChicago alum Lee, PhD 1950, on landmark research that would revolutionize the field of physics. Exploring long-held assumptions that the laws of physics were the same in a mirror image as in reality—and that all forces conserved parity—Yang and Lee proposed that parity might not hold for interactions with weak forces. A team led by Chien-Shiung Wu of Columbia University confirmed Lee and Yang's theory, observing that the decay of cobalt-60 did not happen in the exact same way as its mirror image—and that the left-right symmetry law was violated by the weak interaction.
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/chen-ning-yang-world-renowned-physicist-and-nobel-laureate-1922-2025
For their breakthrough, Yang and Lee shared the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on parity laws, which the Foundation wrote “led to important discoveries regarding the elementary particles.”
Deep devotion to China
A prolific author, Yang went on to make other important research contributions in statistical physics, quantum groups, and related fields of physics and mathematics, serving on the faculties of Stonybrook University and Tsinghua University. In addition to the Nobel Prize, Yang won numerous honors, including the U.S. National Medal of Science, the Albert Einstein Medal and the Benjamin Franklin Medal.
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Monday, June 29, 2026
This is like my magnet poetry--I tried to submit it to Poet Lore but it was rejected by E.Ethelbert Miller--a lovely man and a lovely poet.
https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/the-expansiveness-the-new-air/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
But I do like this poet (above's) book-laden rooms in Cambridge. Yesterday a
driver from "Great Supermart" delivered me $200 worth of groceries for 4-6
weeks.
He kept saying "I can't complete the delivery without the 4 digit code." While I
was opening my email,he glanced at my space and said, "Books! Where do you
sleep?"
I said,"I sleep in my bed with my books."
Finally I found the code and shouted it out and he could leave.
Here is a recent poen by E.Ethelbert Miller.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/1731781/from-the-gaza-suite
E.Ethelbert did accept one poem from me,"The Seeds of Truth,"
And another,"Elephants on the Mae Rim Road," I had already posted on this blog
when she was young, so he passed.
Kyi May Kaung
6-29-2026
Helmut--a great name for a Hero--also compatible with Mars--
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Helmut--name&mid=68E3E24DB443AEDA2B4D68E3E24DB443AEDA2B4D&churl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fchannel%2fUCexqmeueNOXiXAJeMfuVOPQ&FORM=VIRE
How to pronounce--"Hay-hoot--lann" as in Burmese Lann--Road
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Just posted on Linked In--genocide in Gaza--
View Kyi May Kaung’s graphic link
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And the world's largest skin bank incrseases.
It's like the gold teeth, human skin for lamps, and human hair for upholstery, ovens, gas "showers."
I will never forget the warehouses I saw in Auschwitz, the hill of human ashes in Mydanek.
Look for my poem They were just following orders--in Picking off New Shoots will not stop the Spring--edited by Ko Ko Thett and Brian Harmon,Echo Press, Singapore, 2022.p. 229
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This is today’s Israeli Massacre in Gaza.
Daily Massacres make up the Israeli Genocide in Gaza.
Rest in Peace Today’s Victims of Israeli Genocide.
The War Criminals will be ultimately punished.
hashtag#ICC
La Boheme--complete opera--Musetta's Waltz is at about 50: 27.
Withe Pavarotti and Mirella Freni.
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=La+Boheme+complete+opera+yoy+tube&mid=F663F3F48FE46B428EDEF663F3F48FE46B428EDE&churl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fchannel%2fUCtN-gfLdoDYUlnNiiAt6sZw&FORM=VIRE
Colline's aria (basso profundo) from La Boheme--this is a modern
rendition--the Bohemians as homeless persons.
I think Colline is unable to part with his TV Camera and so has to say goodbye to his coat.
The coat or jacket in this version is a nice touch.
I bought one like this from an Army Surplus truck in West Philadelphia about 25 years ago. Now it's in another state,
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=bWZQKk%2F1&id=8D471B86FA2F7EC1EDA80B1A57887191EA8353ED&thid=OIP.bWZQKk_14bn09ogIuzXaGwHaEK&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fx1iVhQbn68Q%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg&cdnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fth.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FR.6d66502a4ff5e1b9f4f68808bb35da1b%3Frik%3D7VOD6pFxiFcaCw%26pid%3DImgRaw%26r%3D0&exph=720&expw=1280&q=Colline%27s+arai+from+La+Boheme&form=IQFRBA&ck=BDCA055D8DCD947B02BFF2EA118A3232&selectedindex=1&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0&vt=0&sim=11&mid=8D471B86FA2F7EC1EDA88D471B86FA2F7EC1EDA8
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Movies about Tiananmen--
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Movies Set During the Tiananmen Square Protests
Several films and documentaries have addressed the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, ranging from fictional dramas to historical documentaries. These works often reflect the political sensitivity of the subject, with some banned or restricted in China.
Documentaries and Historical Films
The Gate of Heavenly Peace (1995) – A three-hour documentary by Richard Gordon and Carma Hinton, using archival footage and interviews with participants and officials to chronicle the six weeks of protests from April to June 1989 Wikipedia.
Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party (PBS Frontline, 2019) – A two-hour documentary examining the events, participants, and aftermath of the protests www.factualamerica.com.
Tiananmen Tonight (2025) – A documentary blending student protest footage with CBS News journalists’ coverage, focusing on the hunger strike, crackdown, and the iconic “Tank Man” image Alexandria Times.
The Man Who Defied Beijing (2019) – A portrait of Liu Xiaobo, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and witness to the 1989 protests The Movie Database (TMDB).
Dissidents (2025) – Explores the lives of Chinese dissidents and their activism The Movie Database (TMDB).
Tiananmen Square Massacre – Black Night in June (2019) – A short documentary recounting the June 4 assault on demonstrators The Movie Database (TMDB).
Fictional Films with Tiananmen Context
颐和园 (Yihe Yuan, 2006) – Directed by Lou Ye, this drama uses the 1989 protests as a psychological turning point for its characters, banned in China for five years cinenoir.net.
Rapid Fire (1992) – An action film with an opening sequence depicting the Tiananmen protests, filmed in Mexico to avoid Chinese restrictions cinenoir.net.
千言萬語 (Qianyanwanyu, 1999) – A Hong Kong drama linking the 1989 movement to earlier activism, focusing on ordinary people cinenoir.net.
These films vary in tone and approach, from politically charged documentaries to fictionalized narratives. Many were produced outside China or in exile, reflecting the difficulty of openly depicting the events within mainland China.
Novels set during Tiananmen--
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Novels and Fiction Set During Tiananmen
Several novels and literary works have been written about or set during the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown of 1989, often using the events as a backdrop to explore personal, political, and historical themes.
Notable Fictional Works
Looking for Tank Man by Ha Jin (2025)
This new novel follows Lulu, a young Chinese woman at Harvard, who encounters a protester holding a sign about the “Tiananmen Square Massacre.” The encounter forces her to confront a buried family secret — her parents were Tiananmen protesters — and to breach a sealed chapter in the national record chinabooksreview.com.
The Crazed by Ha Jin (2002)
A later work in Ha Jin’s oeuvre, it continues to engage with the aftermath of the 1989 events, blending personal narrative with political commentary chinabooksreview.com.
Beijing Coma by Ma Jian (2008)
Ma Jian’s novel is set against the backdrop of the protests and their aftermath, portraying the psychological and social impact on individuals and society chinabooksreview.com.
The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited by Louisa Lim
While primarily nonfiction, this work is often included in literary discussions of Tiananmen because of its deep engagement with suppressed memories and silenced voices Goodreads+1.
Bullets and Opium: Real-Life Stories of China After the Tiananmen Square Massacre by Liao Yiwu
A collection of short stories and essays documenting the years following the crackdown, blending fiction and memoir Goodreads.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
Though not set directly in 1989, this sweeping family saga spans much of 20th-century China, including the late 1980s, and reflects on the political climate of the time Goodreads.
Context and Themes
These works often explore themes of political awakening, memory, censorship, and the personal cost of dissent. Many protagonists are young or middle-aged, born after 1989, and discover the events only later in life, mirroring the delayed awareness of many Chinese citizens chinabooksreview.com.
Where to Find Them
Looking for Tank Man and The Crazed are available through publishers like Other Press and Vintage.
Beijing Coma is published by Picador.
Bullets and Opium and Wild Swans are available in English editions.
The People’s Republic of Amnesia is widely available in literary and academic circles. If you are interested in reading these, start with Ha Jin’s Looking for Tank Man for a contemporary, personal lens, and Beijing Coma for a more literary, introspective take. For broader context, Louisa Lim’s The People’s Republic of Amnesia offers a critical, nonfictional framework for understanding the events and their portrayal in fiction.
co-pilot search results--operas that include both basso profundo and soprano roles-List.
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Operas Featuring Both Bass and Soprano Roles
If you’re looking for operas that include both a bass and a soprano role, there are many examples across the operatic repertoire. Below is a selection of notable works and their lead roles, along with brief descriptions.
1. The Magic Flute (Mozart)
Soprano role: Queen of the Night (Die Königin der Nacht) – a dramatic soprano with a wide range and powerful coloratura.
Bass role: Papageno (Papagena) – a comic bass role, though sometimes cast as a baritone.
Why it works: The Queen of the Night’s Act II aria “Der Hölle Rache” is one of the most famous soprano arias in opera Muskegvalleyrabbitry.
2. La Traviata (Verdi)
Soprano role: Violetta Valéry – a dramatic soprano portraying a courtesan.
Bass role: Giorgio Germont – a bass-baritone, but often cast in the bass range.
Why it works: Violetta’s Act II aria “Sempre libera” is a staple of the soprano repertoire Opera-Arias.com.
3. Otello (Verdi)
Soprano role: Desdemona – a lyric soprano portraying Otello’s wife.
Bass role: Otello – a bass-baritone, but often sung in the bass range.
Why it works: Desdemona’s Act II aria “Dio, che m’hai” is a lyrical soprano highlight Opera-Arias.com.
4. Don Giovanni (Mozart)
Soprano role: Donna Anna – a dramatic soprano.
Bass role: Don Giovanni – a bass-baritone, but often sung in the bass range.
Why it works: Donna Anna’s Act II aria “Là ci darem la mano” is a famous soprano aria Opera-Arias.com.
5. Carmen (Bizet)
Soprano role: Carmen – a dramatic soprano.
Bass role: Escamillo – a bass-baritone, but often sung in the bass range. Why it works: Carmen’s Act I aria “Habanera” is one of the most famous soprano arias Opera-Arias.com. 6. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Soprano role: Cio-Cio San – a dramatic soprano. Bass role: Sharpless – a bass-baritone, but often sung in the bass range. Why it works: Cio-Cio San’s Act II aria “Un bel di vedremo” is a soprano highlight Opera-Arias.com. 7. Aida (Verdi) Soprano role: Aida – a dramatic soprano. Bass role: Radamès – a bass-baritone, but often sung in the bass range. Why it works: Aida’s Act II aria “O patria mia” is a soprano showcase Opera-Arias.com. 8. La Bohème (Puccini)
Soprano role: Mimi – a lyric soprano. Bass role: Colline – a bass-baritone, but often sung in the bass range. Why it works: Mimi’s Act II aria “O soave fanciulla” is a lyrical soprano aria Opera-Arias.com. 9. The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) Soprano role: Susanna – a lyric soprano. Bass role: Figaro – a bass-baritone, but often sung in the bass range. Why it works: Susanna’s Act II aria “Non soffermarmi” is a soprano highlight Opera-Arias.com. 10. The Barber of Seville (Rossini) Soprano role: Rosina – a lyric soprano. Bass role: Figaro – a bass-baritone, but often sung in the bass range. Why it works: Rosina’s Act II aria “O, mio fido” is a famous soprano aria Opera-Arias.com. These operas span the classical to the verismo repertoire and offer a mix of dramatic and lyrical soprano roles alongside bass-baritone or bass roles, making them ideal for exploring both voice types in performance.
2 arias from Mozart's The Magic Flute--Rene Pape sings--
Oh Isis and Osiris--guide them--
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Rene+Pape+Oh+Isis+and+osiris&view=detail&mid=0A0E4810DE92FAAB60EA0A0E4810DE92FAAB60EA&churl=&ru=%2fsearch%3fPC%3dA1AM%26PTAG%3d20231227%26q%3dRene%2bPape%2bOh%2bIsis%2band%2bosiris%26FORM%3dA1AMMC&mmscn=vwrc&FORM=WRVORC
and Within these Sacred Halls--
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Rene+Pape+wihin+these+scared+halls&view=detail&mid=915D5E8ACC910DF28596915D5E8ACC910DF28596&churl=&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dRene%2bPape%2bwihin%2bthese%2bscared%2bhalls%26qs%3dn%26form%3dQBRE%26sp%3d-1%26ghc%3d1%26lq%3d0%26pq%3drene%2bpape%2bwihin%2bthese%2bscared%2bhalls%26sc%3d12-34%26sk%3d%26cvid%3d3911098780E448F98FF7E2E142AB35AC&mmscn=vwrc&FORM=WRVORC
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Lovely Indian epic movie--but failed at the box office--Samrat Prithviraj.
Based on a real king and a real poet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samrat_Prithviraj
The Princess is lovely, the king of another kingdom comes for her on a white horse, but like all great love stories, it ends in tragedy.
I just love the war chants,the dialog (probably modernized for woman's rights) excellent casting,costumes,epic battle scenes--masterly editing--placing Chand the poet's premonitions and the wedding for instance--back to back.
AI manipulated vast battle scenes not too stiff and clunky,
villains look vile and the heroes and heroines are martyrs--
and no animals were harmed during the filming.
You can watch free on Amazon Prime if you are a member--
here are the relevant wikis of the historicalc characters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prithviraj_Chauhan
Court poet Chand was his hpwar bet taw--born on the same day at the same hour.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chand_Bardai
The dances and the choreograpy are excellent, especially the sati dance.
Practice of sati--widows'self sacrifice (Hindu)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sati_(practice)
I give it 4 1/2 stars out of 5 stars on my KMK index.
Highly recommended--New Yorker interview of Colson Whitehead.
Highly recommended--New Yorker interview of writer Colson Whitehead.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/29/colson-whitehead-profile
I really must read Underground Railroad.
The is a good e.g. of how real writers fictionalize their family and themselves.
Incidentally, 2 writerly friends of mine
1. a poet--is writing about his father
and 2. a village expert--is attempting to write about her mother.
Also,oddly enough, 2 sightings of 1987 stock market crash--
1. in Alan Greenspan obit
2, in this article--where interviewer learns Colson's father was affected by stock market crash and "never recovered.
--about alcoholism, my novella Black Rice touches on my Kamayut extended family, "drunkard father and over-eating mother"
--about stock market crashes, I never had any stock and so was not affected.
affected by other things, --
--about Harlem Renaissance--my Boulder Friend knew Langston Hughes.
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6-23-2026
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