[ruby-talk:02970] Re: Japanese Supercomputer Rubymind

Hi,

Since the original note was a then-unknowable assertion about the indefinite
future, which was furthermore potentially refutable by a single
counter-example, that assertion has probably already been refuted by now.

As for past counter-examples:

* For the Japanese case, try the tunnel diode. A more recent case is the
high power blue LED and laser diode (much to the embarrassment of hugely
funded American research programs in this area).

* For the European case, try the scanning tunneling microscope and high
temperature superconductors.

* Incidentally, Albert Einstein invented his Nobel Prize winning theory
(which wasn't the general relativity one that he is more famous for) long
_before_ emigrating.

FYI, this is a fascinating book on Japanese entrepreneual inventiveness:

    Johnstone, Bob (1998) "We Were Burning: Japanese Entrepreneurs
    and the Forging of the Electronic Age"

(Since it was written by an American, it must be correct. :-)

Conrad


Bubba <[e-mail]> wrote in message
news:[e-mail]...
> Well, actually, since they emigrated to america like 99% of the rest of
the
> american population, that would make them AMERICAN.
>
> --
>
> Like science and religion, I like to keep my beer and my
> milk seperate.  Not that I have anything against beer,
> or milk, I just dont think they mix very well.
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> [e-mail] wrote in message <8fots0$44u$[e-mail]>...
> >In article <[e-mail]>,
> >  "Bubba" <[e-mail]> wrote:
> >> The only way the japanese will invent anything is if an american
> >invents it
> >> first then they steal it before he patents it.
> >>
> >> O.K. flame away if you feel you must.
> >
> >Yep, and those very americans were Werner von Braun, Albert Alstein,
> >Bjarne Stroustrup, John Ousterhout, Guido van Rossum: they are all
> >european!
> >
> >faatdilac
> >
> >
> >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> >Before you buy.
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