On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:11:19 +0000, Neil Cerutti wrote: > To paraphrase Bertrand Russell, Newton was too successful. > Over-veneration of Newton was eventually an impediment to progress--this > was not, of course, his fault.
Given that the veneration of Newton was very much a product of Newton's efforts at self-promotion, there's a good case to make that it was his fault. He was a man of contradictions (as we all are, but he more so than normal): on the one hand he was secretive and uncommunicative, on the other he insisted on being given priority whenever possible, even in doubtful cases, and absolutely refused to share the stage with anyone. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
