On 02/02/2011 11:32 AM, Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: > On 02/02/2011 10:37 AM, Terry Blanton wrote: > >> Rossi got his PhD >> in Milan where he got his B both in engineering. >> > Very interesting indeed! > >
Indeed. According to this page, http://ingandrearossi.net/gli-inizi/ which appears to have been written by Rossi himself (it's copyright 2010 Andrea Rossi) he apparently got a degree (in "philosophy of science") from University of Milan in 1973, and a degree in chemical engineering from Kensington in 1979. The dates line up sensibly for the Milan degree to have been a bachelor's or master's degree; he apparently spent about five years at Milan, graduating at the age of 23. PhD's typically take at least several years beyond the basic 4, and the recipient's age is typically between 26 and 30-something. His thesis at Milan contrasted Einstein's relativity with Husserl's phenomenology -- very much in the vein of a "philosophy of science" degree. No /hard/ science apparent there. The only hard science or engineering degree mentioned on that page is the ChemE degree from Kensington, which he acquired after apparently working full time for several years. Somehow that (undergraduate?) degree from Milan in "philosophy of science" seems to have mutated into the "Doctor of Philosophy in Science and Engineering from the Università Degli Studi Di Milan" mentioned in the curriculum vitae given here: http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3081694.ece I'm not sure what to conclude about all this.
