Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lasspvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!lasspvax!norman From: norman@lasspvax.UUCP (Norman Ramsey) Newsgroups: net.math Subject: Re: a piece of folk-lore (fly and bicycle) Message-ID: <540@lasspvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 15:14:02 EDT Article-I.D.: lasspvax.540 Posted: Fri Sep 20 15:14:02 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 05:42:27 EDT References: <1799@psuvax1.UUCP> Reply-To: norman@lasspvax.UUCP (Norman Ramsey) Distribution: net Organization: LASSP, Cornell University Lines: 11 Summary: The story is often told about John von Neumann. I have no idea whether it's true. Someone at the Institute for Advanced Study might know. -- Norman Ramsey ARPA: norman@lasspvax -- or -- norman%lasspvax@cu-arpa.cs.cornell.edu UUCP: {ihnp4,allegra,...}!cornell!lasspvax!norman BITNET: (in desperation only) ZSYJ at CORNELLA US Mail: Dept Physics, Clark Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Telephone: (607)-256-3944 (work) (607)-272-7750 (home) Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com