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Re: list problems?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Irving)
Sat May 25 03:05:51 2002
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:47:39 -0500
From: Richard Irving <rirving@onecall.net>
To: Robert Beverly <rbeverly@rbeverly.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Note the expression "-background- in Mathematics".
While Einstein -later- graduated from SFP, please realize that
that Einstein had problems in School... "Wild Duck" comes to mind,
but the end result was that he then later -Taught Himself-
Calculus and -then- Boot strapped himself into his future career.
I still stand on the point. BTW, Benet had a degree or two,
as well... As does Vixie, now .... and Stallman.
But the Wild Ducks often "catch a wave" before age 33... and
may or may not have time for niceties. Degrees often seem to come
later....post mortem, when they have more time, get a little older,
and things settle down.
And, more often than not, are awarded honorary degrees for
the result of their work while riding the wave.
Like I said -lead- the pack.
<LURK>
Is the above meta tag broken, or what ?
Robert Beverly wrote:
>
> On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 11:17:11AM -0500, Richard Irving wrote:
> > Einstein wouldn't have made it anywhere, without his
> > background in Mathematics that he got from a Prominent Ivy League...
> >
> > Oh...... Shoot, did it again.
> >
> > Have you ever heard the expression "Flat World Thinking" ?
> >
> > Einstein was a Hero to many a Kid, -because- he was self taught.
>
> Einstein graduated from the prestigious Swiss Federal Polytechnic
> college in Zurich. His work on relativity was done afterward, at
> the Swiss Patent office, while folks at Harvard were still searching
> the Ether.
>
> A college degree is certainly not a prerequisite for intelligence, but
> can often provide inspiration, even if that takes the form of a
> dissatisfaction with the prevailing thinking.
>
> Cheers,
>
> rob
