This was a big week for Mr. Wank [pictured here]. He defended his PhD thesis at Delft University of Technology. (Thanks to investigator R.D. Abbelon for bringing it to our attention.) Thesis defence by Mr. M.A. Wank: “Manipulating the Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Growing Surface“. 14 March 2011 | 10:00 o’clock. location: Aula TU Delft. Mr. […]
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Improving comprehension, not spelling
After zoooology [mentioned here earlier today] comes chemstry. This master of science dissertation is revealing: “Improving student comprehension in chemstry laboratories“, Tracy Lynn Haroff, M.S., Michigan State University, 2006, 110 pages; AAT 1438107.
Playing music not designed for piano
Rik Kuiper, curator of the Museum of Unintended Use, writes: [I] received this press release, recently issued by Leiden University. It started like this: “Playing the piano with your forearm, plucking the strings, sawing through the piano: pianist Luk Vaes‘s doctoral dissertation covers all the techniques of play for which a piano is NOT designed.” […]