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Petr Beckmann


Born
in Prague, Czech Republic
November 13, 1924

Died
August 03, 1993


Average rating: 3.94 · 2,902 ratings · 166 reviews · 41 distinct works â€� Similar authors
A History of π

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Einstein Plus Two

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Access to energy: A selecti...

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The structure of language,:...

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Eco-hysterics and the techn...

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Whispered anecdotes;: Humor...

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Musical Musings

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“Is it not true that each superpower has enough nuclear weapons to kill all members of mankind several times over? Yes. And the same is true of kitchen knives.”
Petr Beckmann

“If we do not require a calendar to be geared to a tropical year (earth's orbit), but only that it be geared to some part of the celestial clock, then the Maya calendar was more accurate than the Julian calendar, more accurate than the Babylonian (solar-lunar) calendar; it intermeshed the "gear wheels" of Sun, Moon and Venus, and was based on a more accurate "gear ratio" than the other calendars, repeating itself only once in 52 years.”
Petr Beckmann, A History of π

“The architecture of the Colisseum and other places of Roman entertainment are difficult to judge without recalling what purpose they served. It was here that gladiators fought to the death; that prisoners of war, convicts and Christians were devoured by as many as 5,000 wild beasts at a time; and that voctims were crucified or burned alive for the entertainment of Roman civilization. When the Romans screamed for ever more blood, artificial lakes were dug and naval battles of as many as 19,000 gladiators were staged until the water turned red with blood. The only emperors who did not throw Christians to the lions were the Christian emperors: They threw pagans to the lions with the same gusto and for the same crime-having a different religion.”
Petr Beckmann, A History of π

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