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.

Jim