tom t
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on physics, science writing, books, teaching, football, drama, life in Ireland.....
The fact that so few girls study physics rightly gets a lot of attention and there was a 70/30 mix in these figures which is pretty poor....
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The fact that so few girls study physics rightly gets a lot of attention and there was a 70/30 mix in these figures which is pretty poor....
2005: diagrams and photos!
November 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
2005: diagrams and photos!
1995....back to no diagrams!
November 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
1995....back to no diagrams!
1985: and we have our first decent diagram....
November 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
1985: and we have our first decent diagram....
1965 🧪
I could do with a diagram....
I could do with a diagram....
November 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
1965 🧪
I could do with a diagram....
I could do with a diagram....
1955: Atwood again, and Imperial units, but getting past all that, I think the challenge would be recognisable to a modern student: 🧪
November 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
1955: Atwood again, and Imperial units, but getting past all that, I think the challenge would be recognisable to a modern student: 🧪
Atwood was still featuring in 1945, but the rest looks workable enough...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Atwood was still featuring in 1945, but the rest looks workable enough...
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/leaving...
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/leaving...
from 1935.... I'd have struggled with the units - but perhaps an American student would find it more familiar?🧪
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/leaving...
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/leaving...
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
from 1935.... I'd have struggled with the units - but perhaps an American student would find it more familiar?🧪
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/leaving...
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/leaving...
🧪looking back at a century of physics papers in the Irish Leaving Cert (end of High School), we have this from 1925... I had to look up what an Atwood's machine was, and Fletcher's Trolley.....
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www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/leaving...
November 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🧪looking back at a century of physics papers in the Irish Leaving Cert (end of High School), we have this from 1925... I had to look up what an Atwood's machine was, and Fletcher's Trolley.....
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/leaving...
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/leaving...
Silent Valley reservoir, Ireland
October 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Silent Valley reservoir, Ireland
Silent Valley, Co. Down, Ireland
October 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Silent Valley, Co. Down, Ireland
very much enjoyed a great article by @maxcavitch.bsky.social in @tamarindlit.co.uk just now, in which he talks about his collection of rocks, and how they all .....taste different?!
You can read it online...but in print, its a very beautiful thing:
You can read it online...but in print, its a very beautiful thing:
September 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
very much enjoyed a great article by @maxcavitch.bsky.social in @tamarindlit.co.uk just now, in which he talks about his collection of rocks, and how they all .....taste different?!
You can read it online...but in print, its a very beautiful thing:
You can read it online...but in print, its a very beautiful thing:
🧪 ....to leave a long story just a little bit shorter, you can read the full story at this link (or on paper) @tamarindlit.co.uk tamarindlit.co.uk/product/issu...
September 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
🧪 ....to leave a long story just a little bit shorter, you can read the full story at this link (or on paper) @tamarindlit.co.uk tamarindlit.co.uk/product/issu...
Sharing some poems today at EP - something I was inspired to start doing by a wonderful teacher, @kitfryatt.bsky.social of DCU.
August 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Sharing some poems today at EP - something I was inspired to start doing by a wonderful teacher, @kitfryatt.bsky.social of DCU.
Last few days of rehearsals....
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August 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Last few days of rehearsals....
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In rehearsal.......
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July 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In rehearsal.......
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I've been working on our local theatre's archive and came across this gem of a letter from today.....
July 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I've been working on our local theatre's archive and came across this gem of a letter from today.....
July 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM