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	Topics Albert Hibbs Topic Home Albert R. Hibbs was a noted mathematicianMathematician A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics.... known worldwide as "the voice of JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory , in Pasadena and La Caada Flintridge, near Los Angeles, California, USA, builds and oper... ". He was born in Akron, OhioAkron, Ohio The city of Akron is the county seat of Summit County in the U.S.... on October 19, 1924 and died on February 24, 2003 of complications following heart surgery. Hibbs was chosen to become an astronaut on an Apollo moon mission, but the program ended before his turn came. In 1949, Hibbs and Roy WalfordRoy Walford Dr. Roy Lee Walford, M. D. was a pioneer in the field of life extension.... took time off, from graduate school and medical school respectively, to go to RenoReno, Nevada Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States.... and Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the state of Nevada, United States, and a major vacation, shopping, entertainment, a... to beat the casinoCasino A casino is a facility that accommodates certain types of gambling activities.... s at rouletteRoulette Roulette is a casino and gambling game .... . Studying biases in the roulette wheels, they made thousands of dollars (a significant sum at the time), variously estimated between $6,500\|Life magazine]]) and $42,000 (a Walford obituary). According to Albert Hibbs himself, during an episode of You Bet Your LifeYou Bet Your Life *You Bet Your Life* was an American radio and television quiz show.... on which he was a contestant, he made "about $12,000." In 1962, Hibbs began hosting a Saturday morning educational programEducational program An educational program is a program written by the ministry of education which determines the learning progress of each subj... on NBC television entitled ExploringExploring (TV series) *Exploring* was a saturday morning children educational series that appeared on NBC from 1962 to 1966.... . It mostly, but not exclusively, covered scientificScience Science in the broadest sense refers to any system of knowledge attained by verifiable means.... topics, featuring segments with the , cinematic short subjectShort subject Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American film industry in the early period of cinema.... s, animated versions of famous legends, and music. It ran for several years, but received poor ratings, and was constantly shifted around the schedule. Hibbs took his Ph.D. under Richard FeynmanRichard Feynman Richard Phillips Feynman was an influential American physicist known for expanding greatly on the theory of quantum electr... , with the study subject being the creation of ocean waves. He also transcribed and edited Feynman's lectures in quantum electrodynamics, and is coauthor for their book path integralFacts About Path integral formulation The path integral formulation of quantum mechanics is a description of quantum theory which generalizes the action principle... s and quantum mechanicsQuantum mechanics Quantum mechanics is a first quantized quantum theory that supersedes classical mechanics at the atomic and subatomic levels... . He called upon his mentor at least once to provide recommendations to NASANASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for the nation'... for his selection as a science astronaut in the Apollo program. Hibbs enjoyed making kinetic sculptureKinetic sculpture Kinetic sculptures are examples of kinetic art in the form of sculpture.... as a hobby and was fascinated by self-actuated machines-- a field where he once again collaborated in a well known idea-experiment of Feynman's. According to Feynman, it was Hibbs who originally suggested to him (circa 1959) the idea of a medical use for Feynman's theoretical micromachines (see nanotechnologyNanotechnology Nanotechnology is a field of applied science focused on the design, synthesis, characterization and application of materials... ). Hibbs suggested that certain repair machines might one day be reduced in size to the point that it would, in theory, be possible to (as Feynman put it) "swallow the doctor." External links