Re: Getting back to basics

From: Sam Wormley (swormley1_at_mchsi.com)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:07:43 GMT

Tom Potter wrote:
>
> It would appear that General Relativity is largely
> a Tower a Babel, that generates more heat than light,
> and wastes money, time and minds on speculation
> about time travel, worm holes, warped space,
> black holes, etc.
>

  Hey Potter--GTR is more accurate than Newton's Gravity and
  GTR becomes essential for understanding such phenomena as
  binary pulsars and the dynamics of accretion disks.

  GTR corrections have become essential in areas of science and
  technology areas such as
   o precision agriculture
   o search and rescue
   o survey
   o robotic earth moving
   o mining
   o smart ordinance delivery
   o fault monitoring
   o asset management

  GPS related industry is expected to reach $30 billion before
  2010. What a tremendous payoff from science and technology.
  Your "Tower a Babel" has become a tower of innovation and
  economic growth.

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