[Phys-L] Re: Stories to share

[Ludwik Kowalski <kowalskil@MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU>]

On Feb 4, 2006, at 1:36 PM, Bernard Cleyet wrote:

> Very good -- we are taught the other kind (Ceylonitous), e.g.
> Becquerel,
> Roentgen, quinine, etc.   This will impress upon students to follow up
> the unexpected.

Please write a clear summary paragraph about each of these cases. Do
not assume that all of us remember everything that we should. Who is
known to miss the discovery of natural radioactivity before Becquerel?
Who is known to miss the discovery of X-rays before Roentgen?

Ludwik Kowalski
Let the perfect not be the enemy of the good.
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