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Pursuit Nontrivial

SEP 01, 2005

DOI: 10.1063/1.4797237

Al Friebe

Until I read Matt Landreman’s Opinion piece, I thought the affliction he described was specific to computer scientists. When asked to explain any particular topic, a computer scientist invariably begins with “Basically, …” and then fills several chalkboards with detailed set-theory equations. It’s good to know that physicists are also on the cutting edge when it comes to belittling the masses!

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Al Friebe. (afriebe@compuserve.com), Springfield, Virginia, US .

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Volume 58, Number 9

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