leo@ihuxl.UUCP (08/25/83)
I imagine that if there is a net for lawyers somewhere, they are why engineers cause so many problems. Jeff Winslow ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm sure they do. In Indiana, the state legislature once came close to legislating the value of pi as 3.14. They obviously considered trancendental numbers as an effort by engineers and scientists to confuse things and thus create more jobs for engineers and scientists. :-) Naperville Il) Leo R. ihuxl!leo P. S. Sorry I mixed up the above. There is still enough info for the flamers, so I guess its ok.
jm@tekid.UUCP (Jeff Mizener) (08/26/83)
The Indiana Legislature tried to make pi equal to 3 (three), not 3.14. The Dean of the School of Science from Purdue University was instrumental in keeping it from happening. Just the facts... Jeff Mizener Tektronix Inc., IG/ADG Beaverton, OR uucp: {ucbvax,decvax,watmath} {pur-ee,ihnss,cbosg,uw-beaver} {harpo,zehntel,lbl-unix,allegra}!teklabs!tekid!jm ARPA: tekid!jm.tek@rand-relay CSnet: tekid!jm@tek