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#1 2013-01-26 12:05:00
- Fruityloop
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Almost the greatest, but not quite...
We always remember the best and brightest and the ones who are almost as great are forgotten about.
Now imagine you were the poor soul who came up with
That's almost as bad as coming up with
or maybe
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 … 103931.htm
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#2 2013-01-26 12:41:58
- bobbym
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Re: Almost the greatest, but not quite...
Hi Fruityloop;
How about the guy who came up with F=.99ma, or y = 16.01t^1.98?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.