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To: Semper Paratus
Brilliant and attractive. A winning combo.

But in a pinch, brilliant will do.


15 posted on 01/12/2006 12:11:38 PM PST by Physicist
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To: Physicist

Poor Emmy...


19 posted on 01/12/2006 12:17:21 PM PST by snarks_when_bored
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To: Physicist
Now I understand this better (I'd never seen a picture of her before)

Edmund Landau, when asked if he did not agree that Noether was an instance of a great woman mathematician: "Emmy is certainly a great mathematician; but that she is a woman, I cannot swear."

John Derbyshire's article about Emmy Noether

24 posted on 01/12/2006 12:29:33 PM PST by Virginia-American
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To: Physicist

That's a woman?????

But-- she has sideburns that my Elvis impersonator husband would envy!


30 posted on 01/12/2006 12:54:40 PM PST by stands2reason (I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Physicist
Post 15...

My God! It's John Denver! :-)

60 posted on 01/12/2006 5:50:44 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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