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My friend Ricardo Ferreira, an impressive natural philosopher
2008; Brazilian Chemical Society; Volume: 19; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0103-50532008000200002
ISSN1678-4790
Autores Tópico(s)Origins and Evolution of Life
Resumo– a title which in my personal conception designates the supreme form of science, the one that was practiced by Aristotle. They are Murray Gell-Mann, the Nobel laureate in Physics, and Ricardo Ferreira. These brief lines are dedicated to the celebration of the 80th birthday anniversary of the latter. I first met him, as far as I remember, around 1980, at the Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas (CBPF). He was joining the Department of Theoretical Physics that I was heading. Immediately after, I resigned as Head: I was less than 40 years old, and I felt very embarrased to have as an administrative subordinate a scientist of the stature of Ricardo. We immediately did new elections, and he became the Head of the department. Sometime after, there was a minor conflict with somebody who (irresponsibly) accused him of having neglected
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