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Well it's unlikely he's as productive as he was in his prime.
by mgaunard 3y ago
Well it's unlikely he's as productive as he was in his prime.
- saulpw 3y agoYeah, so? It's a lot more productive than a low-effort comment on HN.
- DocSavage 3y agoHe's a professor at Caltech and did Nobel laureate-level work. He might be less productive than his prime and still be competitive with other professors, particularly since he brings deep understanding of the history of approaches in his field.
- melling 3y agoHe’s likely more productive than most of us.
- abdullahkhalids 3y agoThere is an 80-year old astrophysicist at the local government research observatory here. The government doesn't pay him anymore, but he has his own grants. He is almost certainly the most productive person at the facility, running circles around people half his age. And he does everything. Is a leader, guide and mentor for all the young scientists. He does serious intellectual work. Sometimes spends all day out in the sun, improving/fixing/maintaining telescopes. They held a conference in his honor last month. The lesson is not to judge people's productivity using just their age as the gauge.
- adharmad 3y agoIndeed. Hans Bethe did serious and solid scientific work way into his 90s.