[ExI] RES: temporary open season on turing

[Stefano Vaj]

On 25 June 2012 18:25, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

> I wouldn't have Von Braun on the same list with the others.  He was a good
> engineer, and recognized that if you turbo-pressurize liquid oxygen and mix
> it with pretty much any liquid fuel, you can make a great rocket, and that
> the concept scales up enough to haul humans into orbit and beyond.


In scientific terms, you are right. But space has never been about
theoretical breakthroughs (sofar, at least), and yet it would appear quite
central to futurist and transhumanist spirit, mythology and ambitions...

Heisenberg, now there is an interesting case.
>

The historical importance of Heisenberg on the contrary has really little
to do with engineering and planning problems, let lone those pertaining to
nuclear power or weapons, but upon the fact that much more of contemporary
technology, starting with IT itself, and worldview has to do with his work
and field than with that of, say, Einstein.

-- 
Stefano Vaj
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