On Mar 2, 2006, at 7:07 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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From: hohlrauml6d
Paul is often a little sloppy with his terminology. He forgets to
use the proper units. The pulse duration is not .028 ms, it's .028 s.
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Damn, I didn't finish the post. Why does the brain degrade so
quickly after reaching 50?
I meant to add that Paul meant 1.05 Watt-seconds, a measure of
energy equal to 1.05 Joule. It is usually considered polite to
capitalize the units which represent a name.
Surprisingly to many, this is not so. When a scientist's name
reaches the exalted state of being used as a unit, then when spelled
out in that usage it is no longer capitalized. This non-
capitalization rule is in itself an honor, designating the use of an
international standard. However, the name is still capitalized in the
abbreviation. Consider the following SI units and their abbreviations:
hertz Hz
newton N
Pascal Pa
joule J
watt W
coulomb C
volt V
ohm (capital omega)
siemens S
farad F
tesla T
weber Wb
henry H
becquerel Bq
gray Gy
sievert Sv
and some ordinary SI units:
lumen lm
lux lx
radian rad
steradian sr
Horace Heffner
