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Queen Guitarist wraps up his PhD thesis after 30 years

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by tripp, Jul 11, 2007.

  1. tripp

    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

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    I thought there might be some Queen fans out there that would get a kick out this...


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    Boy, he must have a very understanding advisor and university. I thought there was a time limit on those things.

    Now.....how long will it take for him to schedule the defense of his thesis?
     
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    I shouldn't admit this, but the first time I skimed over the title of this thread, I though "What country is Queen Quitarist from, and who cares about the queen of some tiny little county anyway. Obviously, I missed the "his" first read.
     
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    Cool! Brian May was my guitar God for a long time. I've always known that he studied physics,
    just didn't realize he never finished his PhD. The guy's pretty incredible. Makes his own guitars and all.

    I was lucky enough to catch Queen in Baton Rouge back in the early 80's. Must've been the Jazz tour.
    Standing only a few feet from the stage, I was in total heaven. What a memorable show.

    Those were the days...
     
    #4 zenMachine, Jul 11, 2007
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    imagine the continuation fees alone... here it's $2500/semester x 3 semesters/year (no free summers!) x 30 years... not to mention all the other big money fees they add in there...

    ouch!

    beyond that, obviously he wasn't working on a very popular topic since nobody scooped him in 30 years :blink:
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Jul 11 2007, 07:52 PM) [snapback]477290[/snapback]</div>
    Heck, when I was at UC Davis, the average time for a PhD in the Geology Dept was over 10 yrs. As long as the University is getting their grant money, they will let you hang around forever. ;)
     
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    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dogfriend @ Jul 12 2007, 12:12 AM) [snapback]477321[/snapback]</div>
    :blink:

    things are a little different here. thankfully!
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dogfriend @ Jul 11 2007, 11:12 PM) [snapback]477321[/snapback]</div>
    Isn't it a bit inconvenient when your advisors keep dieing of old age?
     
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    They are working on a geological time scale...
     
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    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Jul 11 2007, 09:53 PM) [snapback]477316[/snapback]</div>
    Somehow I don't think that he was too concerned about that...
     
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    Wow. I am finishing up my fourth year and think "when will this end" almost every day... :blink:
     
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    Cool! I can say that I got my PhD in Astronomy in the same year that the guitarist for Queen got his PhD in Astronomy!
     
    #12 Betelgeuse, Jul 12, 2007
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