Chester the cat was listed as a co-author on a physics article published in the 1970s. The video tells how this actually happened and why the researchers decided to credit him.
Did you know that there was a cat who co authored a physics article? In this video by an animal expert, we explain the story of Chester the feline who became world famous for writing about the physics of low temperatures. Stay tuned to learn this incredible story. Who was Chester? Chester was a Yamina cat who lived with his human companion, Jack H. Tierington. This man was a physicist and mathematician who was researching the physics of low temperatures. In 1975, Jack worked at Michigan State University and was finishing writing an article that he wanted to publish in the famous scientific journal Physical Review Letters. Before sending it, he asked a friend to read it for his opinion and found a big problem. The article was written in the first person plural, that is as if it had been written by several people. This worried Jack a lot since at that time typewriters were used. Having to change the word we to I every time he repeated it would have been too much work. Jack's salvation Jack had an idea that would save him from having to rewrite his entire paper. He decided to look for a co author. But it wasn't going to be just any co author. It was his cat, Chester. Although so that none of his friends would recognize his cat's name, he decided to sign it with the acronym FDC Willard. The initials stood for Faye Domesticus Chester and the last name Willard was the name of Chester's father. And that's how Chester became the co author of a physics article. The publication of the article, the journal Physical Review Letters published the article on November 24, 1975. It was very successful. So other journals contacted the authors, Harrington and Willard to write more articles related to their research. In fact, in September 1980, the article was published, signed only by FDC, the Willard. Finally, Harrington had to reveal Willard's true identity. Since some journalists went to the University of Michigan to interview both professors, most people found it funny and amusing. However, magazine editors weren't too amused. Tell us, did you know this funny story? If you want to learn about other fantastic cats, don't miss the video we've left for you here. Until next time, experts Bull.
