Comments on: RIP, Robert Galambos, bat-neuroscientist

By: BijouxBoy

BijouxBoy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Not a Victrola. A sine wave generator. Anyone seen my glue?

By: EH

EH — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“Let’s see how the little guy likes Nickelback.”

By: MrsBug

MrsBug — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Bats are awesome. That is all.

By: phisrow

phisrow — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

And now, I will expose you to my scientifically calibrated “bat signal”…

By: S2

S2 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

So I’m the only one who sees PeeWee Herman holding a bat up to Siney’s gaping maw?

By: Raines Cohen

Raines Cohen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Back in the days when scientists had hair.

Perhaps this is the kind of image we need to disseminate in order to get more women involved in the sciences: come on over and join the geeks — baldness no longer required!

By: Felton

Felton — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Agreed.

By: Felton

Felton — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In retrospect, wouldn’t it have made sense for Batman to be blind and have a kind of “sonar-sense?” I know Daredevil later took up that niche anyway, but just sayin’.

By: scdevine

scdevine — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

A Widow’s Peak, a bow-tie, a bat, and an ultrasonic sine-wave generator.

How has this man _avoided_ being on Boing-Boing for this long?

By: Ned613

Ned613 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The Master’s Voice. Actually, the device appears to be an Hewlett-Packard audio oscillator HP200A.