Re: A cool fractal

[trappe@PHYSICS.UTEXAS.EDU (Karl Trappe)]

Bill Beaty wrote:
> Now if Newton had squinted into his prisms, rather than projecting their
> patterns on walls, the wave theory of light could have taken off many
> decades earlier than it did.
Bill:  I understand that Newton shut himself in a closet, stared at a very
bright light, then turned out the light and stared at the after images.
Talk about your space cadet...A little too much abstinence! Karl

Dr. Karl I. Trappe                              Desk Phone:  (512) 471-4152
Physics Dept, Mail Stop C-1600                  Demo Office: (512) 471-5411
The University of Texas at Austin               Home Phone:  (512) 264-1616
Austin, Texas 78712-1081