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--Boundary_(ID_barER5Hd7UrSui+yb2uo/g) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable As for Willard Boyle, he was not only Canadian, but Nova Scotian. He = accomplished his main achievements at the famous Bell Labs (in New = Jersey). His higher education was at McGill, but what I cannot help = noticing is this (from the great Wikipedia): =93He was home schooled by = his mother until age fourteen.=94 On 28 Jul 2011, at 9:41 PM, Christopher Majka wrote: > Hi Mary, >=20 > On 28-Jul-11, at 8:34 PM, Mary Macaulay wrote: >=20 >> You have to refer to chris' original post where he concludes that if = not for science we would not be able to communicate the way we are doing = through computers today. >=20 > True enough, although Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are technologists = rather than scientists (despite the "computer science" appellation). All = manner of people have contributed to the development of computers = including hardware and software engineers, and graphic designers who = design interfaces and packaging.=20 >=20 > Behind the technology there is, of course, science, and contributions = such as that of the late, great Nova Scotia Nobel laureate (in physics), = Willard S. Boyle, who helped invent (amongst other things) the = semi-conductor controlled lasers that are at the heart of all audio and = computer CD systems; and the charge coupled device (CCD) used in = computer memory, electronic filters, and signal processing as well as in = every digital camera and every electronic telescope in the world.=20 >=20 > In any event, all three are pivotal figures in the development = computer technology. The proof of their pudding, of course, has to do = with what they accomplished and not with the formal qualifications they = did or did not have. >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > Chris >=20 >>=20 >> From: uhoeger@dal.ca >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Cougars and Ivory-billed woodpeckers >> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:18:23 -0300 >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>=20 >>=20 >> On 28-Jul-11, at 11:48 AM, Mary Macaulay wrote: >>=20 >> ah yes - but Steve Jobs was a highschool drop out and Bill gates left = Harvard in his junior year.... >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> And your point is....? >>=20 >>=20 >> Ulli >=20 --Boundary_(ID_barER5Hd7UrSui+yb2uo/g) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">As = for Willard Boyle, he was not only Canadian, but Nova Scotian. He = accomplished his main achievements at the famous Bell Labs (in New = Jersey). His higher education was at McGill, but what I cannot = help noticing is this (from the great Wikipedia): =93<span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; = font-family: sans-serif; ">He was home schooled by his mother until age = fourteen.=94</span><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"sans-serif"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: = 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"sans-serif"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13px; line-height: = 19px;"><br></span></font><div><div>On 28 Jul 2011, at 9:41 PM, = Christopher Majka wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Mary,<div><br><div><div>On = 28-Jul-11, at 8:34 PM, Mary Macaulay wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = class=3D"hmmessage" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; = "><div dir=3D"ltr">You have to refer to chris' original post where he = concludes that if not for science we would not be able to communicate = the way we are doing through computers = today.<br></div></div></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>True = enough, although Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are technologists rather than = scientists (despite the "computer science" appellation). All manner of = people have contributed to the development of computers including = hardware and software engineers, and graphic designers who design = interfaces and packaging. </div><div><br></div><div>Behind the = technology there is, of course, science, and contributions such as that = of the late, great Nova Scotia Nobel laureate (in physics), Willard S. = Boyle, who helped invent (amongst other things) the semi-conductor = controlled lasers that are at the heart of all audio and computer CD = systems; and the charge coupled device (CCD) used in computer memory, = electronic filters, and signal processing as well as in every digital = camera and every electronic telescope in the = world. </div><div><br></div><div>In any event, all three are = pivotal figures in the development computer technology. The proof of = their pudding, of course, has to do with what they accomplished and not = with the formal qualifications they did or did not = have.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div= ><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = class=3D"hmmessage" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; = "><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><hr>From:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = href=3D"mailto:uhoeger@dal.ca">uhoeger@dal.ca</a><br>Subject: Re: = [NatureNS] Cougars and Ivory-billed woodpeckers<br>Date: Thu, 28 Jul = 2011 12:18:23 -0300<br>To:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br><br= ><br><div><div>On 28-Jul-11, at 11:48 AM, Mary Macaulay wrote:</div><br = class=3D"ecxApple-interchange-newline"><blockquote><span = class=3D"ecxApple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div dir=3D"ltr">ah = yes - but Steve Jobs was a highschool drop out and Bill gates left = Harvard in his junior = year....<br><br></div></span></blockquote><br></div><div><br = class=3D"ecxwebkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>And your point = is....?</div><div><br></div><div><br = class=3D"ecxwebkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Ulli</div></div></div></s= pan></blockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body= ></html>= --Boundary_(ID_barER5Hd7UrSui+yb2uo/g)--
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