I thought it was the "Cosmological Constant" which Einstein considered his biggest mistake. Not so?
--Doug On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Frank Wimberly <[email protected]>wrote: > I suppose Russ would say that when Einstein wrote to Roosevelt (1939) > about the possible bomb he was a scientist working as a politician. > > > > The letter was apparently composed by Szilard but Einstein signed it and > took full responsibility for it. He later called it the "greatest mistake" > of his life. > > > > Frank > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Peter Lissaman > *Sent:* Thursday, January 01, 2009 10:26 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [FRIAM] Teckies and the Pols! > > > > Discussions anent science, engineering and WMD are always interesting. > There are a lotta folks educated at two great schools of *Technology* > (one in CA, one in MA, as I was) who would not bother too much about the > distinctions, which, I think, are made by non-professionals in the > business. I do think it's worth noting that, for better or > worse, decisions on using WMD in 1915 (gas), 1945 and today were made by * > politicians*, most of whom, I assume, were were neither scientists, > engineers , technologists or soldiers. > > > > > > Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures > > > > Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for. > > > > 1454 Miracerros Loop South, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 > > TEL: (505) 983-7728 FAX: (505) 983-1694 > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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