To: Professional Engineer; patton; Bender2
Aren’t you forgetting the remote material manipulation devices that later, when finally developed, the “inventors” of them called them “Waldoes”, in full deference and tribute to RAH and “Waldo and Magic, Inc.”, the true inventor?
119 posted on
08/19/2007 3:26:00 PM PDT by
hadit2here
("Most men would rather die than think. Many do." - Bertrand Russell)
To: hadit2here; PizzaDriver; Professional Engineer; Tanniker Smith; LexBaird; TrueKnightGalahad; ...
Re:
Arent you forgetting the remote material manipulation devices that later, when finally developed, the inventors of them called them Waldoes, in full deference and tribute to RAH and Waldo and Magic, Inc., the true inventor? I seem to recall Heinlein saying once that even if he did not invent strong drink, he did his part to keep it from going extinct!
And he added to be wary of strong drink. It may cause you to shoot at a tax collector... And miss!
121 posted on
08/19/2007 3:41:38 PM PDT by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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