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The "T" word
Hi All,
I feel the need to show some support for Theory at this point,
for all of those out there that see it as a diversion from
performing 'real work'.
Our modern civilization was designed by those brave souls whose
painstaking efforts to model the physical world has allowed us our
present degree of safety from the elements, comfort and convenience.
Would you rather fly in a plane built by someone who 'feels'
that the design is sound, or built by someone that can prove it?
Tesla once spoke of Edison:
"If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed
at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw
until he found the object of his search. I was the sorry witness
of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation
would have saved him ninety percent of his labor."
I hope that no one tries to build that 1MW coil by trial and error!
(end of rant)
Thanks, GL