[time-nuts] Congratulations to David Allan

Richard (Rick) Karlquist richard at karlquist.com
Fri Dec 11 12:15:31 UTC 2020



On 12/11/2020 1:38 AM, Magnus Danielson wrote:
>> 
> He keep insisting at referring to the ADEV as 2-sample deviation except
> in introductory coarses.
> 

Along that line, I recently learned that the "Van Allen
radiation belts" are called that everywhere except in
Iowa City, where they use the nomenclature:
"radiation belts" :-)

James Van Allen was a Professor at the University of Iowa.
I also noticed that he was Time Magazine's Man of the Year
in 1960.

Rick N6RK




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