https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/cond-mat_0211382/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12862422urn:hackerpapers:mention:cond-mat_0211382:12862422Thu, 03 Nov 2016 08:49:24 GMT<p>This reminded me of talk by David Mermin, about Michael E. Fischer: an important statistical physicist and the father of Matthew Fischer, as they mention in the text. As with almost everything David Mermin writes, I specially enjoyed this talk: &quot;My Life with Fischer&quot; [0]. In this talk he describes how great, but scientifically &#x27;unforgiving&#x27;, Michael Fischer was, and how he raised the standards and quality of work of those around him. If he has discussed this successfully at length with his father and if his upbringing instilled in him some of the qualities Mermin attributes to his father…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/cond-mat_0211382/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cond-mat.stat-mech