“Walter H. G. Lewin, 71, a physics professor, has lengthy had a cult following at M.I.T. And he has now emerged as an worldly Web guru, thanks to the global classroom the institute created to spread knowledge through cyberspace,” writes Sara Rimer (New York Times). Due to MIT OpenCourseWare, the “global classroom” that delivers more than 1800 courses via the MIT website, Lewin

receives fan mail from students all by the world. “Professor Lewin revels in his fan mail and in the concept that he is spreading the love of physics. ’Teaching is my life,‘ he said.” Like to sit in on a physics course taught by Professor Lewin? You can download free video podcasts of his lectures on iTunes.

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