Sanchez Circuit sat down with Lyel for a special one-one interview.

What is your first name?

Lyel.

What is your school, Major/Course Number?

MIT, Course 8.

What year are you?

2007.

Who do you think is a genius?

Georges Edouard Lemaitre.

What is your favorite equation?

Dirac.

What is/was your (least and most) favorite course?

8.012, Adv. Introduction to Classical Mechanics. The problems were exceptionally difficult but just as interesting. I had never thought classical mechanics could be made so hard.

If you could own a company, what would it be?

IBM.

What is your dream job?

Physicist teacher and researcher extraordinaire.

What did you want to be as a kid?

UN Secretary General.

What is the coolest thing you have every done?

Six weeks doing astrophysics research in Russia - but that is only until I had sex on top of the great dome.

Why did you choose science and engineering?

I've loved science for as long as I can remember. I'm yet to find anything cooler than exploring the fundamental nature of the universe.

If you weren't an engineer/scientist what would you be?

unhappy. or a beach bum.

Who is your favorite superhero?

Ninja Turtles; Homer Simpson.

What is your favorite kind of music?

Classical, classic rock, jazz hip-hop.

What is your favorite car?

A well functioning one.

What is your favorite movie

Dr. Strange Love; Apocalypse Now.

What is your favorite video game?

Tetris.

What is your favorite toy?

Anything that can be thrown; Legos.

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