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My name is Michael Basler. I am a 55 years old theoretical physicist living in Germany,
working as a scientific/technical translator since 1997.
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Check here, if you like to inform on some facts from my life


Or, read a survey on my former research work at Jena University.

You can as well inform of my present work as a Scientific/Technical Translator.

Alternatively, you may have fun reading on my interests beyond work.

Finally, if you like to contact me, drop me an E-Mail to: 

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Research Work on Theoretical Physics

I was working at Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany, from 1978 to 1997. During this time, I was mainly doing research in the following three fields (for additional information just click the links):



Non-Abelian Gauge Field Theories (1978-1984) Weak Interaction
Cosmological Particle Production (1984-1992) Cosmological Particle Production
Two-dimensional Josephson Junction Arrays (1992-1997) Josephson Junction Arrays

For more detail, check my list of publications.

Scientific/Technical TranslationsScientific/Technical Translations

I have been translating and typesetting science/text books on physics, math and related stuff since 1991. Finally, I decided to start my own business in this field in 1997. At present, I am mainly handling translations of patent applications as well as physics text  books.





For more detail on my work, you may want to check my page on scientific/technical translation. My entry in the German Interpreter and Translator list can be found here.





While I really like my profession (let's say most of the time), there are still a few things I am interested in beyond work:

1. Playing the pianoPiano

As a school boy, I got a basic education on it, but perhaps I didn't fully realize what value it is at that time. Today, playing the piano is one of the things I really enjoy.

My Favorite piano composers are Csajkovskij, Chopin and - perhaps most of all - Schumann. Beyond that, I have a broader interest in good music, starting from classical compositions via film music up to (I confess) decent and original rock music.   

I am a member of local "Friends of School of Music and Arts Jena" and maintain the corresponding Website.
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2. (Home) cinema, films, acting, and all thatDer Himmel über Berlin

Films, notably art house films, and cinematography have fascinated me forever. I still recall those fine films by Ingmar Bergman (who died recently, but whose films are now available on DVD, finally!) in the 1970s. Click here for a list of some films which I'll probably always stay in love with. 




Susanne-Bormann.infoI maintain Susanne-Bormann.info, Info Page for young German actress Susanne Bormann. Born in 1979, she started acting at the age of 8 and was excellent as desperate Patty in Andreas Dresen's famous film Nachtgestalten (1998). Later, she was blonde angel Britta in Liegen Lernen (2003) and the title character in Polly Blue Eyes (2005). In addition, she gave stunning performances on stage in Neil LaBute's the shape of things in Nuremberg (2005-2007) and as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at the Freilichtspiele Schwaebisch Hall in summer 2007 being repeated based on the success in summer 2008.Anna Paquin



Moreover, I keep a little page for Anna Paquin, born 1982, who was given the Academy Award by the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences as the second youngest child ever having been awarded an Oscar at all in 1993. As a child she choose to play with sure hand in four gems of films in a row, "The Piano", "Fly away home", "Jane Eyre", and "The Member of the Wedding". Anna's page with some material on these films can be reached by clicking on her photo.


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3. PC flight simulation,

nMS Flight Simulatorotably Microsoft Flight Simulator ©. I always have been fascinated by the world of flight, planes and airports. This way, it was love at first sight when I detected FS4 in a shop someplace in 1991.

The experience is truly overwhelming, and with recent PC technology it comes closer and closer to "the real thing". This is much more than a game. If you got interested and want to read a bit more on this, click the screen shot to the left or here.





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Online since 1997 (formerly on Geocities/Yahoo)
Latest update: June, 15th, 2008