Google Web Alert for David de Young

 

By David J. de Young with apologies to David S. De Young

The Physics of Extragalactic Radio Sources
A unique feature of the book is De Young’s emphasis on the physical processes associated with extragalactic radio sources: their evolution, their…”

One fine fall evening, out of the ether it came,
a Google Web Alert for my very own name.
I’m used to these, as I’m an internet famous sort of chap,
but this one seemed to come from a parallel universe’s map.
When in high school, an astrophysicist I said I’d like to be,
But as time wore on I was inclined more poetically.
Not much chance now I’d write The Physics of Extragalactic Radio Sources.
In college, I took a completely different set of courses.

2 responses

  1. Lee Avatar
    Lee

    Cool and grooved. Dave would have approved.

    Lee DeYoung – brother of David DeYoung

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  2. David de Young Avatar

    Thanks so much, Lee! I even own a copy of Dave’s book now that sits proudly on my shelves.

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