* Posts by john hennessy

2 publicly visible posts • joined 6 Mar 2008

Gordon Brown claims a Brit invented the iPod

john hennessy
Paris Hilton

ah, but one more thing

The late, great Arthur C. Clarke described a personal audio player small enough to be worn around the neck back in the 1950's or 1960's. So Iguess he scores the MP3 player as well as the comms satellite...

Government set to 'destroy' UK radio astronomy

john hennessy

You can't avoid the inevitable

and it is inevitable that science in the UK will grind to a halt unless it can generate money of its own accord. The problem is that there are very few people who actually understadn science AND money. People like Newton did!

Those who are pursuing a scientific education - have fun, but also learn some Mandarin AND just accept there is logic in accounting (just not as we know it Jim)