Richard Feynman was famously motivated by the joy of figuring
things out. His scientific journey earned him a Nobel Prize. Let’s see how
joyfully this poem can be figured out.
Line 1 is a little less enigmatic if you Google eponymous laws:
Many scientific phenomena are defined by eponymous laws or principles or rules,
named after the person who first discovered or defined them – Avogadro, Newton,
Mendel, Planck – and most of us can’t remember them (with the notable exception
of Murphy, whose law everyone remembers). The line still doesn’t make a lot of
sense, but it is less enigmatic.
Most Canadians will know the meaning of line 2 – Wayne Gretsky was
known for his uncanny ability to take control of the puck by getting to where
it would be. Everyone wants to be like Gretzky and skate to where the puck is
going, not where it’s been.
It’s been a while since I explained what this haiku
project is about. If you`d like to read
that post again, click on Computer-Generated Clean Energy Haiku.
