As early as the 1940s, the professor was quite vocal about the decline of education in the United States and pulled no punches when speaking about the situation. He was also tough on his colleagues, believing that most educators weren’t rigid enough, and that students weren’t learning anything as a result. He expected students to listen and work hard, and he didn’t tolerate misspelled words or misplaced punctuation. Professor Miller was extremely popular with students throughout the years, though he was not all fun and games. He went to teach at a junior college called El Camino in Torrance, California and stayed there until his retirement in 1974. Einstein was his idol, and he had a collection of memorabilia, including a copy of the man’s birth certificate.Īround this time, Julius did a brief teaching stint at UCLA, but decided he wanted to be in a smaller setting. In 1950, Professor Miller won a grant that gave him the opportunity to study under Albert Einstein, with whom he became lifelong friends. Image via Adelaide Now A Teacher Like None Other During World War II, Julius also served as a civilian physicist for the US Army Signal Corps. A few years later, he was hired by the physics department of Dillard University in New Orleans in 1937 and stayed there for several years. Finally, after sending out over 700 letters, Julius found work at a private school in Connecticut. It was impossible to find work in physics during the Depression, so Julius and his wife Alice spent two years working as butler and maid for a wealthy doctor. Years later, he used his own money to expand the library’s collection.Īfter high school, Julius went to Boston University and graduated in 1933 with degrees in philosophy and theoretical physics. When Julius wasn’t busy with homework or chores on the family farm, he was consuming knowledge voraciously and “read the town’s library dry by the age of sixteen”. His father was Latvian, and his mother was “a Lithuanian peasant who spoke twelve languages”. Julius Sumner Miller was born May 17th, 1909 in Billerica, Massachusetts, and was the youngest of nine children. Professor Miller reached thousands of students in the course of his nearly 40-year teaching career, and inspired millions more throughout North America and Australia via television programs like The Mickey Mouse Club and Miller’s own show entitled Why Is It So? His love for science is indeed infectious, as you can see in this segment about the shock value of capacitors. He was completely fascinated by physics, and deeply desired to understand it as best he could so that he could share the magic with people of all ages. Professor Miller’s was a shouting, leaping, arm-waving, whole-bodied approach to physics demonstrations. Imagine if Cosmo Kramer were a physics professor, or if that doesn’t give you an idea, just picture Doc Brown from Back to the Future (1985) with a thick New England accent and slightly darker eyebrows. His demonstrations are dramatic, delightful, and about as far away from boring old math as possible. In pictures, his stern face commands respect. Professor Julius Sumner Miller was energetic and enthusiastic about physics to the point of contagiousness.
And while it’s true that the student must be willing to learn, having a good teacher helps immensely. The fun is in the hands-on learning, the lab work, the live action demonstrations of Mother Nature’s power and prowess. Foxing to page edges, otherwise in nice condition internally., Binding: Softcover, Wraps, Language: English, Illustrator: J.S.M.Let’s face it - for the average person, math and formulas are not the most attractive side of physics. Condition: Good, Condition: Some marks and creasing to cover. Unless otherwise indicated in the description, my items are second hand and sold as is.
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Item: 175775233940 Julius Sumner Miller Enhcanting Questions for Enquiring Minds 1982.
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