I read in sci.electronics.design that James Meyer
wrote (in ) about 'A neat
and compact way to generate RF harmonics...', on Sun, 18 Apr 2004:
On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 18:56:14 -0700, Roy Lewallen posted this:


Thanks for the profound observation about mathematicians and engineers.
In which category does one put a person who's satisfied with
calculations made without thinking about, caring about, or considering
the errors caused by ignoring fundamental effects? Certainly not an
engineer as I use the term.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Such a person as you describe is commonly known as a physicist. I have
had to work with several. That some of them are still alive is a testament to
my degree of self control.

LOL! But physicists are usually *preoccupied* with fundamental effects
and tend to ignore others.

In my brief skirmish with aeronautical engineering, I formed the opinion
that most of the calculations were as pragmatic as RL suggests; the only
consolation is that they seem to work.
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