Einstein And Eddington and a box of hankies.

I'm still with the blue!

My eTMA's are in, the first part of my coursework is over, and now to work on the second part. Part of me thinks I should knuckle down tonight, but my head is spinning after watching Einstein And Eddington - brilliant film. I'm no scientist, I like science and I found the film easy going and able to follow the pattern of gravity and admire Einstein a hell of a lot more now. Mostly because what he believed in was worth believing in, if you see what I mean. He was a theorist. Eddington I felt sorry for in a lot of ways and ok David Tennant was playing the part of him and he puts so much feeling into his characters that you couldn't help but feel sorry for him. Eddington was gay but he couldn't say he was, it was probably frowned upon, but his sister knew and that bit by the tree where he cried because his friend was gassed in Ypres by the Germans, well the tears were welling up inside of me. Although having said that, I was emotional with Einstein too. Both brilliant scientists in their own right being persecuted for their beliefs and both struggling to prove a theory which they did in the end.

I think I'll be reading a lot more science books from now on, so that I can understand more of the world around me and take an interest - and it all helps for the science fiction anyway.

My sister managed to acquire 2000 books today and I spent about an hour poring over some of those books and bought a few. Mostly about science and space and Doctor Who, surprise surprise. But the Doctor Who book is about the series from 1963 - 1989, so not in the time of the 10th Doctor, but lots to read.

She has loads of books from different topics and anyone wanting to buy any should contact me and I will pass the information on, should anyone feel they want to read any of what I write. Probably not!