| A Really Great Gift
When I retired from Varian Medical Systems, after 41 years, I was given an electron tree (Lichtenberg figure*) as a retirement gift. It is a very special gift that is a fascinating thing to see that some have likened to petrified lightning. The process to make such a tree is technical involving a piece of clear acrylic plastic. My electron tree was made using a piece of 1 inch thick acrylic that is 12 by 12 inches in size. I've always wanted my own electron tree, but never thought I would have one; especially one this big. I felt very honored to have received this gift. The second photo is the most spectacular.
2 Photos
Electron tree simply reflecting light from lamps in the room
This is how the electron tree looks when the internal
light system is turned on
*Discovered by German physicist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742-1799)
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