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MagazineVladimir Manea, Natalie Ross

vladimir.manea@yahoo.com

natalie.ross@internode.on.net

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Visiting Bucharest 2010 Weblogwww.epmagazine.org/storage/91/en-1-bucharest-

weblog.aspx

you may read the daily reports from our last 13th

EPMeeting in Bucharest, Romania. Here you can

find two letters, also: one from Vladimir Manea, astudent ofBucharest University, and the other from

Natalie Ross, teacher at the Australian Catholic

University.

We are publishing them as considerable wit-

nesses of what is science today and that history of

science and technology could solve a few educa-

tional problems both at

secondary schools and

university worldwide.

Dear Mr. AngeloRapisarda,

My name is Vladi-mir Manea and I am

the student from the

Faculty of Physics in

Bucharest to whom you

have spoken the last

week at the EPMeet-ing. I am sorry that I

was unable to partici-

pate any longer on

Wednesday or at all on

Thursday, due to some problems I had to attend to atthe Faculty. Nevertheless, I think I understood your

point of view and the aims of the EPMagazine and

could clarify my opinion in the following.

First of all, allow me to congratulate the EPM

project and to thank you for getting involved to such

an extent in this kind of activity, which I think is one

of the few activities that have the potential of devel-

oping the students' communication and even creativ-

ity skills and aptitudes, at least at a novice and inter-

mediate level. Also, thank you very much for receiv-

ing our participation at the Bucharest meeting thelast week.

I understand that there are two kinds of possible

cooperation between EPMand an academic insti-

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Weblog-ul vizitei de la Bucureti 2010

www.epmagazine.org/storage/91/en-1-bucharest-

weblog.aspx

putei citi informaiile zilnice de la ultima ntl-nire 13thEPMeetingdin Bucureti, Romnia. Aici

putei gsi de asemenea dou scrisori: una de laVladimir Manea, un student al Universitii din

Bucureti, i cealalt de la Natalie Ross, profesor laUniversitatea Catolic Australian.

Le publicm ca mrturii considerabile pentruceea ce este tiina astzi i pentru ideea c istoriatiinei i tehnologiei ar putea rezolva cteva prob-

leme educaionale,att la nivelul n-

vmntului secundarct i la nivelul uni-versitar.

Drag Dle. AngeloRapisarda,M numesc VladimirManea i sunt studen-tul Facultii de Fizicdin Bucureti cu careai discutat sptmnatrecut la EPMeeting.mi pare ru c nu amreuit s particip ncontinuare miercuri

sau mcar ctui de puin joi, datorit anumitorprobleme pentru care a trebuit s fiu prezent la Fac-ultate. Cu toate acestea, cred c am neles punctulDumneavoastr de vedere i obiectivele EPMaga-zine i c mi-a putea clarifica opinia n cele ce ur-meaz.

n primul rnd, permitei-mi s felicit proiectulEPM i s v mulumesc pentru implicarea ntr-oasemenea msur n acest tip de activitate, care credc este una dintre puinele activiti care au poten-ialul de a dezvolta deprinderile i aptitudinile de

comunicare i chiar de creaie ale elevilor, cel puinla nivelul novice i intermediar. De asemenea, vmulumesc foarte mult pentru c ai primit partici-

parea noastr la ntlnirea de la Bucureti de sp-5

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tution, a partnership, on the one hand, and, on theother hand, a cooperation at the editorial level. I

think that both would be useful for our Faculty and I

will try to explain why in the following.

The faculties and departments of physics are ex-

periencing a shortage of high school graduate appli-

cants all around the World and, of course, also in

Romania. The reasons

are multiple, but one of

the most important

(which applies at least to

our country) is that thecommunication between

the university and the

high school levels has

dropped during the last

years for the physics do-

main, and high school

students have ceased to

understand the impor-

tance of physics and the

professional possibilitiesit has to offer. The im-

mediate consequence is that most high school gradu-

ates choose to study Economics, Law, Foreign Lan-

guages, Computer Sciences, i.e. domains for which

the professional field is obvious even to the average

pupil. This is the reason for which we have decided

it is important to increase the visibility of physics in

our country and to encourage the young pupils who

are interested in science to pursue a corresponding

career. One of the ways by which we intend to do

this is by creating a website (in Romanian only)with exactly this purpose. We are still working on it

and I hope it will be launched on the World Wide

Web by the month of May. The website will con-

tain physics news and events, attractive lessons

about interesting or intriguing phenomena, re-

corded and explained experiments found on the

Internet or performed by the students of the Fac-

ulty of Physics in Bucharest etc. On this website

we will also encourage our visitors to check out

any other partner websites or magazines and it

would be our pleasure, with your permission, tomention the EPMagazine and its website as our

partner, which I hope would help increase the

EPMvisibility in Romania.

tmna trecut.neleg c exist dou tipuri de posibil coop-

erare ntre EPM i o instituie academic, pe de oparte, un parteneriat, iar pe de alt parte, o cooperarela nivel editorial. Cred c ambele tipuri ar fi utile

pentru Facultatea noastr i voi ncerca s explic dece n urmtoarele.

Facultile i depar-tamentele de fizic seconfrunt cu un deficitde absolveni de liceu

peste tot n lume i,desigur, n Romnia.Motivele sunt multiple,

dar unul dintre cele mai

importante (care se ap-

lic cel puin n aranoastr) este scderean ultimii ani a comu-

nicrii ntre nivelul uni-versitar i cel liceal

pentru domeniul defizic, precum i faptulc elevii de liceu au ncetat s neleag importanafizicii i posibilitile profesionale pe care le ofer.Consecina imediat este faptul c cei mai muli ab-solveni de liceu aleg s studieze tiineleEconomice, Dreptul, Limbile Strine, Informatica,adic domenii pentru care cmpul profesional esteevident chiar i pentru elevul mediu. Acesta estemotivul pentru care am decis c este important scretem vizibilitatea fizicii n ara noastr i s i n-

curajm pe elevii interesai de tiin s urmeze ocarier corespunztoare. Unul dintre modurile princare intenionm s realizm acest lucru este creareaunui website (n limba romn) avnd exact acestscop. nc suntem n lucru i sper s fie lansat peWorld Wide Web n luna mai. Site-ul va coninetiri i evenimente din fizic, lecii atrgtoare de-spre fenomene interesante sau captivante, experi-

mente nregistrate i explicate, gsite pe Internet saurealizate de studenii Facultii de Fizic din Bucur-eti etc. Pe acest site vom ncuraja vizitatorii s

ncerce i alte site-uri sau reviste i va fi plcereanoastr, cu permisiunea Dumneavoastr, s men-ionm EPMi site-ul su ca partener, care sper c

va ajuta la creterea vizibilitii EPMn Romnia.6

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The launch and administration of the physicswebsite would require the active implication of at

least a number of students from our faculty who

would be attracted by such an activity. These stu-

dents who already agree to help the physics website

could be interested in getting involved in the edito-

rial work ofEPM. Unfortunately, this is only a pos-sibility, not a certainty at

the current time and I can-

not guarantee that any stu-

dent would agree to get in-

volved with EPM. I com- pletely agree that EPMwould be a good opportu-

nity for any student (at least

of the first two years of

studies) to develop his com-

munication skills, to learn

how to create and then pre-

sent a material in front of

an audience, to learn the

importance of documenta-tion and the essential aspects involved in writing a

scientific paper etc. Alas, the number of students is

low (60, maybe 70 students a year) and this de-

creases the probability of finding some who are in-

terested in extracurricular activities (and who are

also competent enough).

I will nevertheless try to find interested and ca-

pable students and I will get back to you with the

results as soon as I have a clear situation. Also, al-

low me to consult you in the future regarding the

details of the editorial activities ofEPM.Yours sincerely,

Vladimir ManeaFaculty of Physics, University ofBucharest,

Romania

EPMagazine offers universities and schools acollaborative literary space for the sharing of scien-

tific ideas and discoveries in their historical and cul-

tural context. What better way for young thinkers to

develop their communication skills in the sciences,

across international borders using English as a com-mon language whilst incorporating first language

contributions into the layout. The European Edito-

rial Board supports scholars of the sciences as

Lansarea i administrarea site-ului de fizic vanecesita implicarea activ a unui numr de studeniai facultii noastre care ar fi interesai de o aseme-nea activitate. Aceti studeni care deja sunt de acords ajute site-ul de fizic ar putea fi interesai s seimplice n activitatea editorial EPM. Din nefericire,aceasta este numai o posibilitate, nu o certitudine la

momentul de fa i nupot garanta c vreun stu-dent ar fi de acord s seimplice alturi de EPM.Sunt complet de acord cEPMar fi o bun oportu-nitate pentru orice student

(cel puin n primii doiani de studii) de a-i dez-volta abilitile de comu-nicare, de a nva cum screeze i cum s prezinteun material n faa unuiauditoriu, de a nva im-

portana documentrii iaspectele eseniale implicate n redactarea unei lu-crri tiinifice etc. Din pcate, numrul studenilornotri este redus (60, poate 70 studeni ntr-un an),iar aceasta reduce probabilitatea de a gsi unii cares fie interesai de activiti extracuriculare (i caresunt n acelai timp suficient de competeni).

Voi ncerca cu toate acestea s gsesc studeniinteresai i capabili i voi reveni cu rezultate de n-dat ce voi avea o situaie clar. De asemenea, per-mitei-mi s v consult pe viitor cu privire la de-

taliile activitilor editoriale EPM.Al Dvs., cu sinceritate,Vladimir ManeaFacultatea de Fizic, Universitateadin Bucureti,Romnia

EPMagazine ofer universitilor i colilor unspaiu literar de colaborare pentru mprtireaideilor tiinifice i descoperirilor n contextul loristoric i cultural. Ce mod mai bun pentru tineriignditori de a-i dezvolta aptitudinile de comunicare

n tiine, dincolo de graniele internaionale, uti-liznd engleza ca limb comun dar realiznd nacelai timp i contribuii n limba matern?

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they develop their written and spoken English lan-guage skills through article contribution and confer-

ence presentation in a mentored environment con-

sisting of high school students, university students,

school teachers, and university professors from

many institutions globally. It is the goal of the EP-Magazine to invite contributions from scholars the

world over and in my opinion, never has such a goal

been more significant to the task of the future of sci-

ence in history. This is because the ways we precede

in the sciences today will impact the future of hu-

manity and the future of our planet. I invite you to

explore the website and con-

sider making a contribution

by contacting the editors to

find out the rules for making

a contribution.

The History of Scienceand Technology is the his-

tory of what it means to

know and to possess skill

(art or craft). A specificWestern history and culture

of observation, experiment

and experience culminated

during the Enlightenment as

consolidated intellectual practice and reflected in the

natural and human sciences broadly. In 2010we rec-

ognize that what was deemed appropriate to histori-

cal process is not always kind to humanity, to nature

or reflective of responsible or ethical action. The

craft we use to enact new knowledge upon the world

and each other must reflect ethical action and humanresponsibility if we wish to use science as a technol-

ogy for creating peace on Earth. This has reflected

in scientific practice at times during history. We

cannot separate the sciences from human responsi-

bility for one another and I challenge scholars to

take up this task for the future through continued

communication, contribution and sponsorship. Pub-

lished three times per year in print, once a year on

disc and available online all year, I can only imagine

this magazine will continue to grow from strength to

strength.Natalie Ross

Australian Catholic UniversityBrisbane/Melbourne , Australia

tori ai tiinelor n dezvoltarea abilitilor de scrierei de vorbire n limba englez, prin articolele con-tribuite i prezentrile la conferine, ntr-un mediumentorat, constituit din elevi de liceu, studeni, pro-fesori de nivel colar i universitar, provenind de lamulte instituii la nivel global. Este scopul EPMaga-zines invite contribuii de la cercettori de pe n-treg mapamondul i, n opinia mea, niciodat un ase-menea scop nu a fost mai semnificativ pentru viito-

rul tiinei n istorie. Aceasta se datoreaz faptului cmodul n care precedm tiina astzi va avea un im-

pact asupra viitorului umanitii i viitorului planeteinoastre. V invit s exploraiwebsite-ul i s luai n consid-erare posibilitatea de a face o

contribuie contactnd editoriii aflnd regulile pentru a faceo contribuie.

IstoriatiineiiTehnologieieste istoria a ceea ce nseamns tiii s ai ndemnare (art

sau meteug). O specific isto-rie i cultur Occidental deobservaie, experiment i ex-

perien a culminat n perioadaIluminismului ca practic in-

telectual consolidat i s-a reflectat pe larg n tiin-ele umane i naturale. n 2010 recunoatem c ceeace a fost considerat potrivit n procesul istoric nu a

fost ntotdeauna bun umanitii, naturii, sau reflexiaunei aciuni responsabile sau etice. Instrumentul pecare l utilizm pentru a produce cunoatere nou

asupra lumii i asupra celorlali trebuie s reflecteaciune etic i responsabilitate uman dac dorim sutilizm tiina ca tehnologie pentru crearea pcii pePmnt. Aceasta s-a reflectat cteodat, de-a lungulistoriei, n practica tiinific. Nu putem separa tiin-ele de responsabilitatea uman fa de ceilali i i

provoc pe cercettori s i asume aceast sarcinpentru viitor, prin continu comunicare, contribuiei sponsorizare. Publicat pe hrtie de trei ori pe an,o dat pe an pe disc i disponibil online tot anul, numi pot imagina aceast revist dect continund s

creasc din ce n ce mai mult.Natalie Ross

Universitatea Catolic Australian

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