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Fermi Problems — How to Think like a Physicist [How many workers are necessary to build Khufu’s pyramid?]

“For the making of the pyramid itself there passed a period of twenty years. They worked by a hundred thousand men at a time, for each three months continually.” Herodotus (484 – c. 425 BC) March 1st 2023 — A ‘Fermi Question’ asks … Continue reading

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Fermi Problems — How to Think like a Physicist [How many workers are necessary to build Khufu’s pyramid?]

“For the making of the pyramid itself there passed a period of twenty years. They worked by a hundred thousand men at a time, for each three months continually.” Herodotus (484 – c. 425 BC) March 1st 2022 — A ‘Fermi Question’ asks … Continue reading

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