Re: DAMN, THAT'S COOL! (Help a fellow geek)

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From: William R. Penrose
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 00:00

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In article <32F1965C.382A@worldnet.att.net> Larks <Larks@worldnet.att.net> writes:

>In physics, a result must make sense; in mathematics, it must follow
>from mathematical manipulation and, if it makes no sense, it is 
>added to the list of examples of things deserving of a Nobel prize,
>if only math had one.

Nobel prizes are reserved for really useful and rigorous disciplines, like 
economics.

Bill

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Date: 1997/01/31
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