Dear prof. S. Baroni:
Thank you very much for your interesting and complete description! It is
so creative! And it is also interesting that you mentioned SIESTA, which has a
different meaning in spanish.
Best Wishes!
Yours Sincerely
L. F. Huang
> From: Stefano Baroni
> Subject: Re: [Pw_forum] a question about the name ESPRESSO
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> PPS: although a bit outdated, "espresso" is actually an adjective. It used to
> mean "made on purpose" or "made on demand". This is the origin of the
> expression (note the common root of the words!) "espresso coffee", which is
> made on demand, rather than filtered and kept hot in a kettle. I think that
> it is because of its association with "coffee on demand" that at some
> pointthe word "espresso" came to mean "swift", or "quick" (because brewing
> espresso coffee is much faster than making filter coffee). As a matter of
> fact, the fastest Italian trains when I was a kid were named "espresso". So,
> "Quantum ESPRESSO" alludes to a blend of all these meanings: tasty (as good
> coffee), fashionable (as many Italian goods), user friendly (ready on
> demand), swift and powerful (as espresso trains), tech savy (as Illy coffee),
> a bit understating (you don't drink espresso coffee in very elegant cafes,
> but you can find small coffee places with a great reputation for their
> espresso), keeping awake/alive (as strong coffee should: please, notice the
> contrast with "siesta"). SB
>
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