On 13/02/2007, at 3:07 PM, Doug wrote: > Dan wrote: > > >> As an aside, the first results of GP-B will be given at the APS >> meeting in >> April. My guess is that they are not earth shattering....or >> they'd be >> pre-announced in the press. > > I just spoke with someone who spent a good deal of time on that > project and he seems to agree with you. He prefaced his conclusion > with "Einstein was a pretty bright guy..."
Yep. There were a few of them at that time. Pretty much the Golden Age of modern physics (and biology, for that matter... while the current era is tremendously exciting, that time between the Modern Synthesis and the discovery of the structure of DNA was when modern biology really came of age after 70 years of painful birth). So many larger than life characters. > One of his current projects is a satellite that will map type 1A > supernovas. Nifty! > > Sorry I haven’t responded to previous posts; I just had minor > surgery (doing fine) No such thing as minor surgery, in my opinion, just degrees of major... Get well soon. > and being high on vicodin isn't much of an advantage in an this > kind of discussion. On the contrary, I'd say it's a positive boon! Charlie _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
