The response to the announcement of Peter's death suggests the possibility of planting such an announcement just to see how people will respond: a way to hear your own eulogies.
*-- Russ * On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Steve Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > I didn't know Peter well but I had a great deal of respect for his > lifetime achievements which I followed starting with his Gossamer Condor in > the late 70s. I was born to a family with aviation roots and grew up > watching every manner of bird and insect fly. The dream of human-powered > flight was deep in me. > > Peter's style of curmudgeon here on FRIAM was welcome to me, though I > suppose I welcome *all* curmudgeonliness here. HIs eccentric dry wit > added a unique quality to an already eccentric group that is "us". A true > character among characters. > > If FRIAM were a field of crows, swallows and buzzards then Peter was a > Quetzalcoatlus among us and the turbulent air we all negotiate here is > self-generated. Peter may not have invented flight, but he made it a > magnificent experience to consider. When I hear a hushed whisper of air > above me and the sky goes dark for a moment, it is Peter gliding above us, > seeking. > > Glide on Peter... > > I didn’t know about this crow wing thing. And I once was a crow > expert. Why crows, and not, say swallows or buzzards. **** > > ** ** > > Nick **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Roger Critchlow > *Sent:* Monday, March 12, 2012 7:38 PM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Peter Lissaman**** > > ** ** > > I'll miss him, too. I wonder how his analysis of crow wing dynamics for > flight in turbulent air turned out?**** > > ** ** > > -- rec --**** > > ** ** > > > ============================================================ > 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 > > > > ============================================================ > 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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