astronomy

Ludovic Hubler

Ludovic Hubler is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ludovic Hubler rather than just read about it. In short: Ludovic Hubler is a French traveller and author. He achieved notoriety for his five-year long tour of the world, completed entirely by hitchhiking.

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Reference excerpt

Ludovic Hubler is a French traveller and author. He achieved notoriety for his five-year long tour of the world, completed entirely by hitchhiking. He wrote the travel book Le Monde en stop, and later received the 2010 Pierre Loti Award.

Biography

Childhood Ludovic Hubler was born on 11 September 1977, the son of Monique and Jacques Hubler. He is the brother of the consultant Eric Hubler and the photographer Marc Hubler. Passionate about football and geography, he grew up in Wasselonne and Obernai in the Alsace region in eastern France. In June 2002, he graduated from EM Strasbourg Business School with a Master of Science in Management.

Tour of the world by hitchhiking At the end of his master's program, believing that discovering the realities of the world was a valuable pre-requisite to entering the work world, Ludovic Hubler decided to start a tour of the world using hitchhiking as his only means of transportation. This adventure, which he baptized his, "life PhD", lasted 5 years during 2003-2008. From "sail-boat hitchhiking" to cross the Atlantic and the Pacific, to "ice breaker hitchhiking" to reach Antarctica; from crossing the Sahara Desert or visiting countries as notorious as Colombia and Afghanistan, Ludovic used his thumb in all kinds of improbable and difficult to imagine situations. His encounters were as numerous as they were diverse. Among the most striking were his meeting with the 14th Dalai Lama, who received him in his hometown of Dharamshala (India) in 2007, and some of the thousands of students in all corners of the world with whom he shared his story. Over the course of 5 years, the 170,000 kilometers travelled, the 59 countries visited, the hundreds of lectures given, and his gratitude for the help of over 1,300 drivers give an idea of the richness of Ludovic's trip - an adventure that was shared on a daily basis with pediatric cancer patients at the Hospital of Strasbourg, back home in Strasbourg, France.

After the tour Ludovic Hubler now lives in Menton and works as Head of Programmes and Field Operations for Peace and Sport, L'organisation pour la paix par le sport placed under the High Patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco. He continues to regularly give lectures sharing his journey and what he learned on the road. Ludovic Hubler is now married to Panamanian native Marisol Richards Espinosa, whom he met during the trip in September 2005, as he hitchhiked through Panama.

Bibliography 2009 : Le Monde en stop, 5 années à l'école de la vie, éditions Géorama. 2010 Pierre Loti award, rewarding the best travel book of the year 2009.

References

Tour of the world by hitchhiking

Press (in French) Article in the magazine oopartir.com (in French) Article A/R Magazine (in French) |titre=Le monde en stop|Article Instinct Voyageur (in French) Article La Depêche (in French) RTL (in French) Article Sud Ouest (in English) Article Bangkok Magazine, Thaïlande (in English) Article Road Junky (in English) Article The Hindu (in English) Article Tuoi Tre, Viêt-nam (in English) Article Vietbao, Viêt-nam (in English) Article The Star Malaisie[link removed] (in English) Article Tribune India, Inde (in English) Livre Homo-travel (in English) Article Geht Hitchhiking

TV (in English) Reportage CBS Texas, USA (in English) Reportage Floride, USA (in English) Reportage TV Sohu, Chine (in English) Reportage Dragon TV, Chine (in English) Reportage One TV, Nouvelle-Zélande (in English) Reportage Televisa, Mexique (in English) Reportage One TV, Nouvelle-Zélande

Peace and Sport (in English) Article ITTF aux championnats du monde de Tennis de Table, présentation du programme Peace and Sport-ITTF "Table Tennis for Peace"[link removed] (in English) 2012 World championships in Dortmund

External links Official site of Ludovic Hubler Interview e-marginalia web site TV report Incroyable mais Vrai

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ludovic Hubler

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ludovic Hubler claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ludovic Hubler before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ludovic Hubler ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ludovic Hubler

In research: Ludovic Hubler appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ludovic Hubler in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ludovic Hubler is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1977 births, Circumnavigators of the globe, French male non-fiction writers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ludovic Hubler outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Ludovic Hubler in simple terms?

Ludovic Hubler is a French traveller and author. He achieved notoriety for his five-year long tour of the world, completed entirely by hitchhiking.

Why does Ludovic Hubler matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Ludovic Hubler?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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