Since I think it so apropos to our discussion of old vs new technology in AMSAT, I hereby quote in full today's "Borowitz Report" from the New Yorker. Rarely does an item cause me to laugh and feel pain at the same time, but this is one of those cases.
--Phil [Picture of Buzz Aldrin saluting the flag on the moon during Apollo 11] MINNEAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report)—Historians studying archival photographs from four decades ago have come to the conclusion that the U.S. must have believed in science at some point. According to the historian Davis Logsdon, who has been sifting through mounds of photographic evidence at the University of Minnesota, the nation apparently once held the view that investing in science and even math could yield accomplishments that would be a source of national pride. While Logsdon has not developed a complete theory to explain the United States’ pro-science stance during that era, he attributes some of it to the liberal views of the President at that time, Richard M. Nixon. Source: http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/nation-apparently-believed-science-point _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
