Hi Paul: In my opinion, it has always been the case that 'interested political forces have over taken the scientific workharders'. However, there is no cause for under estimating the work of *dedication*. It just has to bring fruit - may be when the original author is long gone into etrnity! Brij Bhushan Vij
>From: Paul Trusten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:21437] SI and nationalism--what ist he cost to US companies? >Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:09:02 -0500 > > >Mike Joy wrote: > >Another reason for the UK's difficulties is the proximity to continental >>Europe. For centuries there has been animosity between England and its >>neighbours across the >>Channel, and having a French measuring system shoved down their throats >> > > >This is reality, but it is an unfortunate one. My country acts this way, >too. > >At every opportunity, I seek depoliticization of SI, and would consider it >to be, for America, another important gift from France, the first great one >being the Statue of Liberty. > >I strongly oppose the use of chauvinism and petty prejudice against what >is, in the end, a long-overdue improvement in metrology for the United >States. I fear that we Americans often see SI on an even more sinister >scale than the British might---as some kind of threat to national >sovereignty---when we ought to deem it to be an easier system to use and a >powerful tool to strengthen US global competitiveness. Really, now---how >much more profitable would US manufacturers doing business overseas be if >they were able to make their products using SI only? > > > > >Paul Trusten, R.Ph. >3609 Caldera Blvd., Apt. 122 >Midland TX 79707-2872 USA >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >"There are two cardinal sins, >from which all the others spring: >impatience and laziness." > > ---Franz Kafka _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
