The Physics of Extragalactic Radio Sources, a poem

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The Physics of Extragalactic Radio Sources

A poem by David J. de Young with apologies to David S. De Young

Google Web Alert for David de Young

“The Physics of Extragalactic Radio Sources A unique feature of the book is De Young's emphasis on the physical processes associated with extragalactic radio sources: their evolution, their...”

One fine fall evening, out of the ether it came,
a Google Web Alert for my very name.
I’m used to these, as I’m an internet famous sort of chap,
but this one seemed to come from a parallel universe’s map.
When in high school, an astrophysicist I said I’d like to be,
But as time wore on I was inclined more poetically.
Not much chance now I’d write The Physics of Extragalactic Radio Sources.
In college I took a completely different set of courses.



[Click here for info on David S. De Young's 2002 University of Chicago Press book, The Physics of Extragalactic Radio Sources.]