My Dad, Internet and a Dinner in Denmark - UBC...
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Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin May 4, 2015 My Dad, Internet and a Dinner in Denmark TM Club 59
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Dr. Marina Milner-BolotinMay 4, 2015
My Dad, Internet and a Dinner in Denmark
TM Club 59
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How my father and internet access helped me to prepare for a professional dinner in Aarhus, Denmark
My Dad and I 45 years ago
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My Dad, Mom and Us
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My Father’s Curiosity
My Dad is the most curious person I know4
My Father Loves Information
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Dinner in Denmark
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What do you do with curious parents?
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All About Denmark
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All About Denmark
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All About Denmark
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All About Denmark
Area of Canada is about 230 times larger than the area of DenmarkPopulation of Canada is about 6 times more than the population of DenmarkThe population of Denmark is about the same as of BC.
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All About Denmark
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All About Denmark
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Dinner in Aarhus…
Casual conversation about Denmark turned into a shocker for our hosts
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Serendipity or Not?
Serendipity means a "fortunate
happenstance" or "pleasant surprise".
Was my father’s questions serendipitous or
did he do it on purpose to get me ready?
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It was coined by Horace Walpole in 1754. In a letter he wrote to a friend Walpole explained an unexpected discovery he had made by reference to a Persian fairy tale, The Three Princes of Serendip. The princes, he told his correspondent, were “always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of”. The notion of serendipity is a common occurrence throughout the history of scientific innovation such as Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928 and the invention of the microwave oven by Percy Spencer in 1945, the invention of the Post-it note by Spencer Silver in 1968.
And when we think we know it all… remember our parents might know more…
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Dedicated to my Dad with love and gratitude
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