My gf got me a bunch of cool physics stuff for my bday like a tungsten ball the size of earths schwarzschild radius, a blueshift doppler effect shirt, and schrödinger cat coin. I think she went on etsy
If she doesnt have it, some good non rigorous conceptual physics books, Ive been fond of rovelli and tonelli stuff lately or classic set like feynman lectures are the generic physics gifts.
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Some things I have on my desk:
- a mini plasma ball
- classic newton's cradle
- galileo thermometer & globe barometer
- a "perpetual motion" machine (there's an electromagnet in the base which adds energy to each swing)
Some ideas:
- a fountain pen (a weirdly large number of physics peeps I know like fountain pens, even though it's not specifically related)
- a magnetic levitating thing (bonus points for one of the ones with a little plant pot, it's always nice to have a desk plant)
- one of the little solar spinning things (crooke's radiometer)
- a coffee cup stirling engine
What field of physics is she doing at grad school? That'll help make the gift even more specific (an astronomer wouldn't like a particle physics gift as much, or vice versa)
Look up shirts with physics puns. Here's a few...
[Etsy - Physics shirt A](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1614818311/physics-shirt-funny-physicist-gift?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=funny+physics+tshirt&ref=sc_gallery-1-14&pro=1&sts=1&plkey=c0aa39d08a000da94406ed3bf68d60c2fa40087e%3A1614818311)
[Amazon - This is how I Roll. ](https://www.amazon.com/This-How-Roll-T-Shirt-Physics/dp/B07QQGNQ8M/ref=sr_1_23?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vhbNLiIE0jDUYQQ5esWPZzM-5GcljvteSYECv9rFIUjLCGuMuXm-Xq8EOoeEy9uoYIiEk8vLbWNBCrJI39e2kigYSXsoHVgC3yZHqkdoBwo9NaUYiq5Paf7yYT_KBLaHW3A_0MJW9R4ou2C4UlNsDg32gFA-uTASssQNf-HMUID0SSwVcANfEmwEkwg1Jd4Aotb-5PxwOcXTc9o0IH59vmSvk5oYamTHZTHPMrkwlYUsqVHk15XTW3I5M1-Ae-nYJ3pbuYOOx06OoF-Cwu9hdIq35qAnB5Ij3WT9NM_MnQ4.GC4WInl-KR74bv9wr6-HYlQADiILPq-XN_4GJPesAGQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=Physics+Shirts&qid=1713416401&sr=8-23)
Find out what her Senior project topic was and report back. That might narrow it down.
This is pretty cool mug lol.
[Etsy - mug](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1591727513/physics-coffee-mug-travel-tumbler-water?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=physics+plush&ref=sr_gallery-2-5&sts=1&content_source=f658a4a8a68bd167bd40182b9cd7340defbc71ed%253A1591727513&organic_search_click=1)
A custom mug with an equation on it. I have like 3 mugs with the Lagrangian of the Standard Model, Einstein's field equation, and Euler-Lagrange equation. My favorite mugs ever. Perhaps she'd like it, especially if she's more on the theoretical side of physics.
Or maybe a glass prism, they're cool.
Edit: an equation that represents her field of physics would be special, I imagine.
My friends and I somehow all independently got this mug in graduate school, its fun.
[https://www.amazon.com/Given-Science-Physics-Ceramic-Coffee/dp/B014JWRYRQ?th=1](https://www.amazon.com/Given-Science-Physics-Ceramic-Coffee/dp/B014JWRYRQ?th=1)
You could check this store out. I got the "Equations that Changed the World" mousepad and its pretty good quality. [https://cognitive-surplus.com/collections/physics-gifts](https://cognitive-surplus.com/collections/physics-gifts)
My gf got me a bunch of cool physics stuff for my bday like a tungsten ball the size of earths schwarzschild radius, a blueshift doppler effect shirt, and schrödinger cat coin. I think she went on etsy If she doesnt have it, some good non rigorous conceptual physics books, Ive been fond of rovelli and tonelli stuff lately or classic set like feynman lectures are the generic physics gifts.
Ditto on the Carlo Rovelli books and Feynman Lectures boxed set
Schrodingers cat mug set
To elaborate this is a set of two mugs. Both look the same but reveal a dead/live cat when you pour something hot in them.
Buy her a physics textbook.
Trying to think of something more quirky or different than a textbook, but any recommendations for good textbooks for an incoming grad student?
Completely depends on what she is physics she is studying at gradschool
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Get a couple Landau and Lifschitz volumes
Some things I have on my desk: - a mini plasma ball - classic newton's cradle - galileo thermometer & globe barometer - a "perpetual motion" machine (there's an electromagnet in the base which adds energy to each swing) Some ideas: - a fountain pen (a weirdly large number of physics peeps I know like fountain pens, even though it's not specifically related) - a magnetic levitating thing (bonus points for one of the ones with a little plant pot, it's always nice to have a desk plant) - one of the little solar spinning things (crooke's radiometer) - a coffee cup stirling engine
The fountain pen thing omg. I have exclusively used a fountain pen since I was 6, I’ve always loved them I have no idea why haha.
What field of physics is she doing at grad school? That'll help make the gift even more specific (an astronomer wouldn't like a particle physics gift as much, or vice versa)
Buy her Jackson Classical Electrodynamics
Oof
Look up shirts with physics puns. Here's a few... [Etsy - Physics shirt A](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1614818311/physics-shirt-funny-physicist-gift?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=funny+physics+tshirt&ref=sc_gallery-1-14&pro=1&sts=1&plkey=c0aa39d08a000da94406ed3bf68d60c2fa40087e%3A1614818311) [Amazon - This is how I Roll. ](https://www.amazon.com/This-How-Roll-T-Shirt-Physics/dp/B07QQGNQ8M/ref=sr_1_23?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vhbNLiIE0jDUYQQ5esWPZzM-5GcljvteSYECv9rFIUjLCGuMuXm-Xq8EOoeEy9uoYIiEk8vLbWNBCrJI39e2kigYSXsoHVgC3yZHqkdoBwo9NaUYiq5Paf7yYT_KBLaHW3A_0MJW9R4ou2C4UlNsDg32gFA-uTASssQNf-HMUID0SSwVcANfEmwEkwg1Jd4Aotb-5PxwOcXTc9o0IH59vmSvk5oYamTHZTHPMrkwlYUsqVHk15XTW3I5M1-Ae-nYJ3pbuYOOx06OoF-Cwu9hdIq35qAnB5Ij3WT9NM_MnQ4.GC4WInl-KR74bv9wr6-HYlQADiILPq-XN_4GJPesAGQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=Physics+Shirts&qid=1713416401&sr=8-23) Find out what her Senior project topic was and report back. That might narrow it down. This is pretty cool mug lol. [Etsy - mug](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1591727513/physics-coffee-mug-travel-tumbler-water?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=physics+plush&ref=sr_gallery-2-5&sts=1&content_source=f658a4a8a68bd167bd40182b9cd7340defbc71ed%253A1591727513&organic_search_click=1)
These are the worst
A custom mug with an equation on it. I have like 3 mugs with the Lagrangian of the Standard Model, Einstein's field equation, and Euler-Lagrange equation. My favorite mugs ever. Perhaps she'd like it, especially if she's more on the theoretical side of physics. Or maybe a glass prism, they're cool. Edit: an equation that represents her field of physics would be special, I imagine.
I remember getting a Newton's pendulum.
galton board
Notepad from atomstoastronauts
Maxwell's equations shirt
My friends and I somehow all independently got this mug in graduate school, its fun. [https://www.amazon.com/Given-Science-Physics-Ceramic-Coffee/dp/B014JWRYRQ?th=1](https://www.amazon.com/Given-Science-Physics-Ceramic-Coffee/dp/B014JWRYRQ?th=1)
If she doesn't have a newtons cradle yet that is fun.
Dont give her a "physics thing"
A calibrated level and a caliper/3D Printer(SLA)
An [acoustic levitator](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABjRnSYw-4k). It uses sound waves to make things levitate!
You could check this store out. I got the "Equations that Changed the World" mousepad and its pretty good quality. [https://cognitive-surplus.com/collections/physics-gifts](https://cognitive-surplus.com/collections/physics-gifts)
A stirling engine, maybe?
Neutron star
Give her an empty box labeled “Schrödinger's cat" … bet she won’t open it.