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someone paid to know one thing so deeply they forget where they parked.
means A senior academic teacher at a university, typically the highest-ranking instructor in their field and responsible for teaching and research.
from From Latin professor, 'one who declares publicly,' built from profiteri, 'to profess or declare openly' (pro-, 'forth' + fateri, 'to acknowledge'). The same root gives us 'profess' and 'profession' — originally the idea was someone who publicly avowed their expertise, a cousin of the word for declaring religious vows. It entered English by the late Middle Ages as a title for a recognized master of a subject.
- latin root
- means one who publicly declares or professes
- tenure odds
- most PhDs never land a permanent post
- newton's chair
- Stephen Hawking held Newton's old professorship
- dress code
- elbow patches once prevented worn-through sleeves
- einstein
- refused a professorship offer to become Israel's president
richard feynman — theoretical physicist at caltech known for making quantum mechanics accessible through lectures and bongo drums
bell hooks — english professor at city college of new york who revolutionized teaching as a practice of freedom
neil degrasse tyson — astrophysicist and director of the hayden planetarium in new york city since 1996