Magnus I have to say I actually did not think Dr. Allen was still alive. Just kind of amazing. I bet that did make your eyes pop out. Regards Paul.
On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Magnus Danielson < [email protected]> wrote: > Paul, > > Indeed. Just wanted to share the joy. > > Cheers, > Magnus > > > On 05/22/2016 04:14 PM, paul swed wrote: > >> Magnus it seems you do have things to do and what better motivator! >> Regards >> Paul >> WB8TSL >> >> On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 8:52 PM, Magnus Danielson < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Fellow time-nuts, >>> >>> Last week I was at the IFCS conference in New Orleans. There was also Dr. >>> David W. Allan who was awarded a nice price for his work, on the 50 year >>> anniversary of Allan Variance. I naturally walked up to him, gratulated >>> him. We also sat down and had a talk, which ended up him giving me a copy >>> of his book "It's about time", with the nice dedication in it: >>> Thanks for your great work. Best Wishes >>> >>> Now, that is neat. >>> >>> The book represent his personal take on combining science and religion, >>> and being a devoted mormon, this is also important to him. The book >>> covers >>> a bit of both sides. >>> >>> So, on my way home after two intense weeks in the US, I open up the book >>> and starts reading it as I wait for the check-in counter to open at >>> Dulles >>> airport. I read a few pages until I wake up from my slumber. >>> I read this: >>> >>> "Many have asked me to describe the Allan variance. The equation >>> representing it and the meaning of the mathematics behind it are >>> explained >>> in Chapter 20. A good friend and colleague from Sweden, Magnus Danielson, >>> has written a detailed description of both the Allan variance and the >>> modified Allan variancce on Wikipedia." >>> >>> Now, that's kind words indeed. >>> >>> I have so many ideas about Allan variance. Bounced one idea with Judah >>> Levine, who then concluded "You need to publish that!". Yes sir, will do >>> sir! OK, so I have things to do. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Magnus >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
