Re: [Phys-l] Mme. Curie, mentor.

[brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

It's too easy topigeon-holethisasa characteristic of a person who 
writesintelegraphese,And itwould bedemeaningto dismiss it as the 
emission of a superannuated contributor.

It turns out that there are quite a few people who are highly 
functional, highly effective, and who haveamild autismwhich(I 
amsurprisedto hear) cangive one the difficulty of separating the inner 
from the outerconsciousness,so that one maysuppose that what is known, 
even obvious from long familiarityto oneself,would probably be as 
familiar to a group at large.

A person in this position would always be wary of insulting 
others'capability by going into any great detail at all of the topic of 
interest.Or not, as the case may be.

When I read physics texts whose equations are not explicitly described 
bythe names of the variables employed, I lean towards  similar speculations.

Brian Whatcott


On 5/16/2011 7:11 AM, Dr. Keith S. Taber wrote:
> I  know I'm getting old when I don't have the foggiest idea what the
> messages on the list-serve about...(Marie Curie is an ex-King Crimson
> drummer??) oh well, I guess it was only a matter of time.
>
> Keith
>
>
> At 21:48 -0700 15/5/11, Bernard Cleyet wrote:
> > xkcd: Marie Curie
> >
> > bc thanks Dean Baird