TIME's Top Scientists and Thinkers

[Ben Bradley]

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 02:56:11 GMT, PaulCsouls
<paulcsouls@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:54:53 +0100, Dirk Bruere at Neopax
dirk@neopax.com> wrote:

Rob Gaddi wrote:

PaulCsouls wrote:



And it's cooked. When I got this magazine I turned to this section
first, expecting to find scientists. You know people working on dark
matter, string theory, new cures . Instead I find some stupid liberal
art majors reading list. No wonder kids don't go into science any
more. Its not treated as important.

Paul C


At least Rutan made the list. Thank god all it takes is something as
trivial as successfully launching yourself into space.

IMHO Rutan is an engineer - not a scientist.
Maybe they caught him dressed in a suit

And this wasn't for a job interview? <g>

instead of coveralls and carrying a
greasy spanner.

My complaint is that there weren't enough engineers.

It just looks like one more "Important-Sounding List" meant to
generate a little more interest (as in subscriptions and hits on their
website) in _TIME_, much like CNN's recent list of the greatest
technical acomplishments (or whatever it was called) of the 20th
Century.

I was looking for
todays Edisons, Einsteins and Armstrongs in this catagory.

I'm just grateful that Mr. "A New Kind of Scientist" didn't make
the list. From what I've seen he's already a bit too proud of himself.

I guess the
advance of science and technology is no longer applauded but taken for
granted.

Paul C

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[Rich Grise]

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 12:33:53 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

But the first order of business is to hold each by a fold edge and
shake out the flyers and ad-inserts... probably 4X the "news" :-(

Too bad you live in The Arid Zone - I've heard that they work great
in woodstoves.

Cheers!
Rich

 

[Ben Bradley]

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 02:56:11 GMT, PaulCsouls
<paulcsouls@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:54:53 +0100, Dirk Bruere at Neopax
dirk@neopax.com> wrote:

Rob Gaddi wrote:

PaulCsouls wrote:



And it's cooked. When I got this magazine I turned to this section
first, expecting to find scientists. You know people working on dark
matter, string theory, new cures . Instead I find some stupid liberal
art majors reading list. No wonder kids don't go into science any
more. Its not treated as important.

Paul C


At least Rutan made the list. Thank god all it takes is something as
trivial as successfully launching yourself into space.

IMHO Rutan is an engineer - not a scientist.
Maybe they caught him dressed in a suit

And this wasn't for a job interview? <g>

instead of coveralls and carrying a
greasy spanner.

My complaint is that there weren't enough engineers.

It just looks like one more "Important-Sounding List" meant to
generate a little more interest (as in subscriptions and hits on their
website) in _TIME_, much like CNN's recent list of the greatest
technical acomplishments (or whatever it was called) of the 20th
Century.

I was looking for
todays Edisons, Einsteins and Armstrongs in this catagory.

I'm just grateful that Mr. "A New Kind of Scientist" didn't make
the list. From what I've seen he's already a bit too proud of himself.

I guess the
advance of science and technology is no longer applauded but taken for
granted.

Paul C

-----
http://mindspring.com/~benbradley

 

[Ben Bradley]

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 02:56:11 GMT, PaulCsouls
<paulcsouls@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:54:53 +0100, Dirk Bruere at Neopax
dirk@neopax.com> wrote:

Rob Gaddi wrote:

PaulCsouls wrote:



And it's cooked. When I got this magazine I turned to this section
first, expecting to find scientists. You know people working on dark
matter, string theory, new cures . Instead I find some stupid liberal
art majors reading list. No wonder kids don't go into science any
more. Its not treated as important.

Paul C


At least Rutan made the list. Thank god all it takes is something as
trivial as successfully launching yourself into space.

IMHO Rutan is an engineer - not a scientist.
Maybe they caught him dressed in a suit

And this wasn't for a job interview? <g>

instead of coveralls and carrying a
greasy spanner.

My complaint is that there weren't enough engineers.

It just looks like one more "Important-Sounding List" meant to
generate a little more interest (as in subscriptions and hits on their
website) in _TIME_, much like CNN's recent list of the greatest
technical acomplishments (or whatever it was called) of the 20th
Century.

I was looking for
todays Edisons, Einsteins and Armstrongs in this catagory.

I'm just grateful that Mr. "A New Kind of Scientist" didn't make
the list. From what I've seen he's already a bit too proud of himself.

I guess the
advance of science and technology is no longer applauded but taken for
granted.

Paul C

-----
http://mindspring.com/~benbradley