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All's not fair in love and science
In another thread, AMuzi wrote:
Luigi Galvani is best known for twitching dead frogs' leg muscles with a copper-zinc battery apparatus. The transfer of his name to the (original) zinc electroplate process and then to zinc hot dip (cheaper) are honorific for his contributions to electricity generally , not a brand or tradename extension like Ford or Edison. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 Actuellement, I've always thought it unfair that Alessandro Volta, who only reacted to Luigi Galvani being wrong, got his name immortalized on a key modern measurement system used by everyone, while Galvani, who has some claim to having invented or at least perfected the paradigm battery, which is still in everyone's car, merely got his name stuck as a generic on the galvanic process in a word used only by specialists. Andre Jute All's not fair in love and science |
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On Wed, 3 May 2017 16:03:56 -0700 (PDT), Andre Jute
wrote: In another thread, AMuzi wrote: Luigi Galvani is best known for twitching dead frogs' leg muscles with a copper-zinc battery apparatus. The transfer of his name to the (original) zinc electroplate process and then to zinc hot dip (cheaper) are honorific for his contributions to electricity generally , not a brand or tradename extension like Ford or Edison. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 Actuellement, I've always thought it unfair that Alessandro Volta, who only reacted to Luigi Galvani being wrong, got his name immortalized on a key modern measurement system used by everyone, while Galvani, who has some claim to having invented or at least perfected the paradigm battery, which is still in everyone's car, merely got his name stuck as a generic on the galvanic process in a word used only by specialists. Have you forgotten the galvanometer? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanometer Essentially, it's a electro-mechanical frog leg. He also had a crater on the moon named in his honor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvani_(crater) However, so did Volta: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volta_(crater) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Galvani Volta's intuition was correct. Volta, essentially, objected to Galvani’s conclusions about "animal electric fluid", but the two scientists disagreed respectfully and Volta coined the term "Galvanism" for a direct current of electricity produced by chemical action.[4] Thus, owing to an argument between the two in regard to the source or cause of the electricity, Volta built the first battery in order to specifically disprove his associate's theory. Volta's "pile" became known therefore as a voltaic pile. After losing both his arguement with Volta, and the death of his wife, Galvani was not terribly inspired to defend his position and demand appropriate recognition: After the controversy with Volta, Galvani kept a low profile partly because of his attitude towards the controversy, and partly because his health and spirits had declined, especially after the death of his wife, Lucia, in 1790. Andre Jute All's not fair in love and science From each is according to one's abilities. To each is quite arbitrary and related to little more than good timing and political influence. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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On Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 5:44:49 PM UTC-7, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Wed, 3 May 2017 16:03:56 -0700 (PDT), Andre Jute wrote: In another thread, AMuzi wrote: Luigi Galvani is best known for twitching dead frogs' leg muscles with a copper-zinc battery apparatus. The transfer of his name to the (original) zinc electroplate process and then to zinc hot dip (cheaper) are honorific for his contributions to electricity generally , not a brand or tradename extension like Ford or Edison. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 Actuellement, I've always thought it unfair that Alessandro Volta, who only reacted to Luigi Galvani being wrong, got his name immortalized on a key modern measurement system used by everyone, while Galvani, who has some claim to having invented or at least perfected the paradigm battery, which is still in everyone's car, merely got his name stuck as a generic on the galvanic process in a word used only by specialists. Have you forgotten the galvanometer? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanometer Essentially, it's a electro-mechanical frog leg. He also had a crater on the moon named in his honor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvani_(crater) However, so did Volta: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volta_(crater) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Galvani Volta's intuition was correct. Volta, essentially, objected to Galvani’s conclusions about "animal electric fluid", but the two scientists disagreed respectfully and Volta coined the term "Galvanism" for a direct current of electricity produced by chemical action.[4] Thus, owing to an argument between the two in regard to the source or cause of the electricity, Volta built the first battery in order to specifically disprove his associate's theory. Volta's "pile" became known therefore as a voltaic pile. After losing both his arguement with Volta, and the death of his wife, Galvani was not terribly inspired to defend his position and demand appropriate recognition: After the controversy with Volta, Galvani kept a low profile partly because of his attitude towards the controversy, and partly because his health and spirits had declined, especially after the death of his wife, Lucia, in 1790. Andre Jute All's not fair in love and science From each is according to one's abilities. To each is quite arbitrary and related to little more than good timing and political influence. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 I most especially am NOT for naming anything after people save only in the most extraordinary of events such as George Washington having the nation's capital named after him. I don't want to drive down the Highway Patrol Officer Steven Smith Highway because he was killed in the line of duty. Naming roads or such things are fine (Doolittle Drive named after the raiders that bombed Tokyo on a one way mission). But naming things after public officials has gotten entirely out of hand. Come on now - naming a crater on the moon after someone? Naming a bacteria after it's discoverer is bad enough. |
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On Thu, 4 May 2017 08:13:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
I most especially am NOT for naming anything after people save only in the most extraordinary of events such as George Washington having the nation's capital named after him. I don't want to drive down the Highway Patrol Officer Steven Smith Highway because he was killed in the line of duty. Naming roads or such things are fine (Doolittle Drive named after the raiders that bombed Tokyo on a one way mission). But naming things after public officials has gotten entirely out of hand. Come on now - naming a crater on the moon after someone? Naming a bacteria after it's discoverer is bad enough. You're just jealous because nobody bothered to name a moon crater after you. "List of people with craters of the Moon named after them" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_craters_of_the_Moon_named_afte r_them You can also have a star named after you: "Stars named after people" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_named_after_people Or even a minor planet: "List of minor planets named after people" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_planets_named_after_people Given the choice between a name and a number, I rather prefer the name. Incidentally, I once started and later aborted a movement to name a local park after the moronic drunk who fell off the dam, and then sued the county for damages. The result was the closing of the park as being too dangerous. The county took me seriously for about a year until someone researched the name. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 8:50:39 AM UTC-7, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Thu, 4 May 2017 08:13:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I most especially am NOT for naming anything after people save only in the most extraordinary of events such as George Washington having the nation's capital named after him. I don't want to drive down the Highway Patrol Officer Steven Smith Highway because he was killed in the line of duty. Naming roads or such things are fine (Doolittle Drive named after the raiders that bombed Tokyo on a one way mission). But naming things after public officials has gotten entirely out of hand.. Come on now - naming a crater on the moon after someone? Naming a bacteria after it's discoverer is bad enough. You're just jealous because nobody bothered to name a moon crater after you. "List of people with craters of the Moon named after them" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_craters_of_the_Moon_named_afte r_them You can also have a star named after you: "Stars named after people" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_named_after_people Or even a minor planet: "List of minor planets named after people" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_planets_named_after_people Given the choice between a name and a number, I rather prefer the name. Incidentally, I once started and later aborted a movement to name a local park after the moronic drunk who fell off the dam, and then sued the county for damages. The result was the closing of the park as being too dangerous. The county took me seriously for about a year until someone researched the name. Naming stars does not have to be after people. I agree that major stars should have names and not numbers but who do you suppose was Ursa Major or did you think there was a comment between those two names? |
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On 5/4/2017 1:55 PM, wrote:
On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 8:50:39 AM UTC-7, Jeff Liebermann wrote: On Thu, 4 May 2017 08:13:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I most especially am NOT for naming anything after people save only in the most extraordinary of events such as George Washington having the nation's capital named after him. I don't want to drive down the Highway Patrol Officer Steven Smith Highway because he was killed in the line of duty. Naming roads or such things are fine (Doolittle Drive named after the raiders that bombed Tokyo on a one way mission). But naming things after public officials has gotten entirely out of hand. Come on now - naming a crater on the moon after someone? Naming a bacteria after it's discoverer is bad enough. You're just jealous because nobody bothered to name a moon crater after you. "List of people with craters of the Moon named after them" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_craters_of_the_Moon_named_afte r_them You can also have a star named after you: "Stars named after people" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_named_after_people Or even a minor planet: "List of minor planets named after people" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_planets_named_after_people Given the choice between a name and a number, I rather prefer the name. Incidentally, I once started and later aborted a movement to name a local park after the moronic drunk who fell off the dam, and then sued the county for damages. The result was the closing of the park as being too dangerous. The county took me seriously for about a year until someone researched the name. Naming stars does not have to be after people. I agree that major stars should have names and not numbers but who do you suppose was Ursa Major or did you think there was a comment between those two names? Ursa Major commemorates Bob Hite of course. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 1:44:49 AM UTC+1, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Wed, 3 May 2017 16:03:56 -0700 (PDT), Andre Jute wrote: In another thread, AMuzi wrote: Luigi Galvani is best known for twitching dead frogs' leg muscles with a copper-zinc battery apparatus. The transfer of his name to the (original) zinc electroplate process and then to zinc hot dip (cheaper) are honorific for his contributions to electricity generally , not a brand or tradename extension like Ford or Edison. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 Actuellement, I've always thought it unfair that Alessandro Volta, who only reacted to Luigi Galvani being wrong, got his name immortalized on a key modern measurement system used by everyone, while Galvani, who has some claim to having invented or at least perfected the paradigm battery, which is still in everyone's car, merely got his name stuck as a generic on the galvanic process in a word used only by specialists. Have you forgotten the galvanometer? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanometer Essentially, it's a electro-mechanical frog leg. That's the point I'm making. Everyone with an interest in electrics and electronics has a voltmeter but who has a galvanometer (well, except you)? He also had a crater on the moon named in his honor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvani_(crater) However, so did Volta: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volta_(crater) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Galvani Volta's intuition was correct. Volta, essentially, objected to Galvani’s conclusions about "animal electric fluid", but the two scientists disagreed respectfully and Volta coined the term "Galvanism" for a direct current of electricity produced by chemical action.[4] Thus, owing to an argument between the two in regard to the source or cause of the electricity, Volta built the first battery in order to specifically disprove his associate's theory. Volta's "pile" became known therefore as a voltaic pile. After losing both his arguement with Volta, and the death of his wife, Galvani was not terribly inspired to defend his position and demand appropriate recognition: After the controversy with Volta, Galvani kept a low profile partly because of his attitude towards the controversy, and partly because his health and spirits had declined, especially after the death of his wife, Lucia, in 1790. Andre Jute All's not fair in love and science From each is according to one's abilities. To each is quite arbitrary and related to little more than good timing and political influence. Especially in places where political influence is muscle. Lysenko is an obvious"scientific" example, the muscle being Stalin. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 Andre Jute Curiosity and enthusiasm will carry a young man beyond even the best education money can buy -- |
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On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 11:59:43 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 5/4/2017 1:55 PM, wrote: On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 8:50:39 AM UTC-7, Jeff Liebermann wrote: On Thu, 4 May 2017 08:13:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I most especially am NOT for naming anything after people save only in the most extraordinary of events such as George Washington having the nation's capital named after him. I don't want to drive down the Highway Patrol Officer Steven Smith Highway because he was killed in the line of duty. Naming roads or such things are fine (Doolittle Drive named after the raiders that bombed Tokyo on a one way mission). But naming things after public officials has gotten entirely out of hand. Come on now - naming a crater on the moon after someone? Naming a bacteria after it's discoverer is bad enough. You're just jealous because nobody bothered to name a moon crater after you. "List of people with craters of the Moon named after them" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_craters_of_the_Moon_named_afte r_them You can also have a star named after you: "Stars named after people" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_named_after_people Or even a minor planet: "List of minor planets named after people" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_planets_named_after_people Given the choice between a name and a number, I rather prefer the name. Incidentally, I once started and later aborted a movement to name a local park after the moronic drunk who fell off the dam, and then sued the county for damages. The result was the closing of the park as being too dangerous. The county took me seriously for about a year until someone researched the name. Naming stars does not have to be after people. I agree that major stars should have names and not numbers but who do you suppose was Ursa Major or did you think there was a comment between those two names? Ursa Major commemorates Bob Hite of course. You mean the basketball player? |
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On 5/4/2017 6:14 PM, wrote:
On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 11:59:43 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote: On 5/4/2017 1:55 PM, wrote: On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 8:50:39 AM UTC-7, Jeff Liebermann wrote: On Thu, 4 May 2017 08:13:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I most especially am NOT for naming anything after people save only in the most extraordinary of events such as George Washington having the nation's capital named after him. I don't want to drive down the Highway Patrol Officer Steven Smith Highway because he was killed in the line of duty. Naming roads or such things are fine (Doolittle Drive named after the raiders that bombed Tokyo on a one way mission). But naming things after public officials has gotten entirely out of hand. Come on now - naming a crater on the moon after someone? Naming a bacteria after it's discoverer is bad enough. You're just jealous because nobody bothered to name a moon crater after you. "List of people with craters of the Moon named after them" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_craters_of_the_Moon_named_afte r_them You can also have a star named after you: "Stars named after people" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_named_after_people Or even a minor planet: "List of minor planets named after people" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_planets_named_after_people Given the choice between a name and a number, I rather prefer the name. Incidentally, I once started and later aborted a movement to name a local park after the moronic drunk who fell off the dam, and then sued the county for damages. The result was the closing of the park as being too dangerous. The county took me seriously for about a year until someone researched the name. Naming stars does not have to be after people. I agree that major stars should have names and not numbers but who do you suppose was Ursa Major or did you think there was a comment between those two names? Ursa Major commemorates Bob Hite of course. You mean the basketball player? http://www.bobhite.net/ -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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