"Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools."
--1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.
"Correction: It is now definitely established that a rocket can function in a vacuum. The 'Times' regrets the error."
NY Times, July 1969.
Very NICE
on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 12:02pm
HA or L?
Time to add some OIII ;)
Ha, OIII next time.
on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 9:12am
Ha, OIII next time.