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Re: [Phys-l] Weightless



Hi Bernard,

Too bad, Fisher has passed away some time ago. You could have interviewed him. :-)
Try these two websites:
http://space.about.com/od/spaceexplorationhistory/a/spacepen.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Pen

Alphonsus

From: Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>
Date: Sun 04/02/2007 3:51 AM SGT
To: Forum for Physics Educators <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Weightless

Not my story; Alphonsus'.

I just pointed out that the pen's development cost much and both (US and
CCCP) used it. The difference was both initially used pencils and
Fisher gave it gratis.

bc, puzzled.