When I was about nine, somehow Feynman's talk "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" ended up in front of me. I devoured the content, making me certain from a young age I wanted nothing other than to be a physicist. I even became a physicist, but in an odd plot twist I ended up working in software once out in the Real World. I haven't given up on science though – there's plenty of science I can still explore even with out a lab. And computers makes this all easier. I want to share some fun things we can all do with our node skills to experience and explore science.
Bio
Travis Smith is a physicist-turned-developer with a history of working with distributed systems. He currently works as a Developer Evangelist for Atlassian and hold a Microsoft .NET MVP. Travis is involved in the open source community, committing to projects like MassTransit and Topshelf. He spends his time enabling people via technology, watching his cat chase a laser pointer, training his toddler son for world domination, and playing board games (practicing for world domination). Follow Travis at @travisthetechie or find him at travisthetechie.com.
Abstract
When I was about nine, somehow Feynman's talk "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" ended up in front of me. I devoured the content, making me certain from a young age I wanted nothing other than to be a physicist. I even became a physicist, but in an odd plot twist I ended up working in software once out in the Real World. I haven't given up on science though – there's plenty of science I can still explore even with out a lab. And computers makes this all easier. I want to share some fun things we can all do with our node skills to experience and explore science.
Bio
Travis Smith is a physicist-turned-developer with a history of working with distributed systems. He currently works as a Developer Evangelist for Atlassian and hold a Microsoft .NET MVP. Travis is involved in the open source community, committing to projects like MassTransit and Topshelf. He spends his time enabling people via technology, watching his cat chase a laser pointer, training his toddler son for world domination, and playing board games (practicing for world domination). Follow Travis at @travisthetechie or find him at travisthetechie.com.