Of course, the same comments regarding him apply as well the about Ben
Franklin
Were his scientific works as well respected in Europe as Ben's?
________________________
Joel Rauber
Department of Physics - SDSU
Joel.Rauber@sdstate.edu
605-688-4293
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| [mailto:phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf
| Of Bernard Cleyet
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| Right; do you know on which bill is the other scientist?
| (that I know)
| [Hint: he founded a University, and was a member of the
| American Philosophical Society along w/, curiously, Tom Paine
| and John Marshall!]
|
| bc, right; not because they were scientists.
|
| Rauber, Joel wrote:
|
| >One can of course argue this, but the link shows a $100 note
| with Ben
| >Franklin. Technically this is an example of a scientist on
| US currency.
| >Of course, I doubt that he appears on the note because he was a
| >scientist; but no doubt because of his work in government and public
| >service, like every other personage on US currency and coins
| (are there
| >any counter examples? Off the top of my head I don't think
| of any, but
| >. . .)
| >
| >________________________
| >Joel Rauber
| >Department of Physics - SDSU
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| >Joel.Rauber@sdstate.edu
| >605-688-4293
| >
| >
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| >| "Zeke" Kossover
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| >| Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Notes and national character?
| >|
| >| This website <http://www2.physics.umd.edu/~redish/Money/>
| >| is devoted to scientists on money.
| >|
| >| Marc "Zeke" Kossover
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