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Trịnh Xuân Thuận

Born

in Hanoi , Viet Nam

August 20, 1948

Website

http://www.trinhxuanthuan.com

Genre

Science, Philosophy, Art

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Trinh Xuan Thuan was born on 20th August, 1948 in Hanoï (Vietnam). He left Hanoi at the age of 6, when Vietnam was divided into two parts at the 17th parallel by the Geneva treaty, signed in 1954. His family then moved to Sàigon, capital of South Vietnam. He pursued his studies in Saigon, at the French high-school Jean-Jacques Rousseau. It is during that period that he acquired the French style that allowed him to write in French such great popular books on astrophysics and cosmology, that are famous not only for their scientific accuracy, but also for their poetic language. He passes with high honors the baccalaureate degree in 1966.

He then went abroad for his higher education. After one year in Switzerland (1966-1967), at the Ecole Polyte Trinh Xuan Thuan was born on 20th August, 1948 in Hanoï (Vietnam). He left Hanoi at the age of 6, when Vietnam was divided into two parts at the 17th parallel by the Geneva treaty, signed in 1954. His family then moved to Sàigon, capital of South Vietnam. He pursued his studies in Saigon, at the French high-school Jean-Jacques Rousseau. It is during that period that he acquired the French style that allowed him to write in French such great popular books on astrophysics and cosmology, that are famous not only for their scientific accuracy, but also for their poetic language. He passes with high honors the baccalaureate degree in 1966.

He then went abroad for his higher education. After one year in Switzerland (1966-1967), at the Ecole Polytechnique in Lausanne, he continued his studies in well-known American universities. He obtained his Bachelor of Physics at the California Institute off Technology (Caltech) in 1970, then his PhD in Astrophysics at Princeton University in 1974, under the guidance of the eminent astrophysicist Lyman Spitzer, father of the Hubble space Telescope and one of the pioneers of the physics of the interstellar medium and of plasmas.

Since 1976, he has been a professor of astronomy at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and divides his time between the United States and France. As an invited professor at the University of Paris 7, at the observatory of Paris-Meudon, at the department of astrophysics of Saclay and at the IAP (Institute of astrophysics of Paris) of the CNRS, he collaborates regularly with French scientists.

An astrophysicist internationally recognized for his research in extragalactic astronomy (concerning objects beyond the Milky Way), he is the author of more than 230 articles on the formation and evolution of galaxies, in particular of dwarf galaxies, and on the synthesis of light elements in the Big-bang. His articles are widely referred to in the world.

Observatoire de Kitt Peak en ArizonaFor his astronomical research, he makes use of the largest telescopes on the ground (Kitt Peak, Hawaii, Chile...) and in space (Hubble, Spitzer...). At the end of 2004, thanks to observations made with Hubble, he discovered the youngest known galaxy in the universe (I Zwicky 18) – a discoverery that was amply discussed in the international press.

In addition to his research, he teaches a course at the University of Virginia which is called "Astronomy for Poets". In this course, students with a non-scientitific background have the pleasure of discovering the wonders of the Universe in a non-technical language.

In addition to his research, he teaches a course at the University of Virginia which is called
"Astronomy for Poets". In this course, students with a non-scientitific background have the pleasure of discovering the wonders of the Universe in a non-technical language.

Trinh Xuan Thuan is regularly invited on television and radio emissions in the US, France and other countries.

He is also a frequent guest lecturer in many countries over the world. ...more

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	Chaos and Harmony: Perspectives on Scientific Revolutions of the 20th Century by Trịnh Xuân Thuận, Axel Reisinger (Translator) 4.19 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1998 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Une nuit 4.29 avg rating — 140 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Melody: And Man Created the Universe 4.44 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1988 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Plénitude du vide 4.02 avg rating — 126 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cái vô hạn trong lòng bàn tay by Trịnh Xuân Thuận, Phạm Văn Thiều (Translator), Ngô Vũ (Translator) 4.31 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Khát vọng tới cái vô hạn: Những con số-Các vũ trụ- và Con Người by Trịnh Xuân Thuận, Phạm Văn Thiều (Translator), Phạm Nguyễn Việt Hưng (Translator) 4.40 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Những con đường của ánh sáng : vật lý và siêu hình học của ánh sáng và bóng tối - Tập I by Trịnh Xuân Thuận, Phạm Văn Thiều (Translator), Ngô Vũ (Translator) 4.23 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Từ điển yêu thích bầu trời và các vì sao by Trịnh Xuân Thuận, Phạm Xuân Thiều - Ngô Vũ (Translator) 4.50 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mondes d'ailleurs (Sciences) 4.57 avg rating — 30 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Đối Mặt Với Vũ Trụ by Trịnh Xuân Thuận, Jean d'Ormesson (Contributor), Matthieu Ricard (Contributor) 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Nhưng mỗi một lần được đắm mình trong một khúc fugue của Bach hoặc một bản Sonata của Mozart, hoặc đứng chiêm ngưỡng những bông hướng dương của Van Gogh hoặc những quả táo của Cézanne, hay mỗi khi tràn đầy hứng khởi trước những sắc màu ấm dịu của buổi hoàng hôn hay ngẩn ngơ trước một phong cảnh đẹp, là một lần nỗi hoài nghi lại thức dậy trong lòng nhà khoa học: dù thế nào, ngộ nhỡ vẫn có một "dự định tối thượng" thì sao?”
― Trịnh Xuân Thuận

tags: khoa-học, tôn-giáo, tự-nhiên, vũ-trụ, vẻ-đẹp

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“Vũ trụ có một ý nghĩa, và chính con người, khi hiểu nó, đã trao cho nó cái ý nghĩa đó.”
― Trịnh Xuân Thuận

tags: cosmology, philosophy, science, trinh-xuân-thuận, universe

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“Khoa học đã dạy chúng ta rằng, chúng ta chia sẻ với toàn bộ vật chất của vũ trụ một lịch sử chung, chúng ta là con của các ngôi sao, là anh em với các loài thú hoang dã, là họ hàng xa với những cây mỹ nhân xinh đẹp trên đồng nội. Khoa học cũng nói với chúng ta rằng, chúng ta mang trong mình toàn bộ vũ trụ, rằng chúng ta hoàn toàn không thể cắt rời khỏi vũ trụ.”
― Trịnh Xuân Thuận, The Secret Melody: And Man Created the Universe

tags: con-người, khoa-học, lịch-sử, vũ-trụ

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