[time-nuts] Capacitive temperature sensing

Bruce Griffiths bruce.griffiths at xtra.co.nz
Sat Aug 23 10:29:17 UTC 2008


David wrote:
> Bruce,
>
> A totally trivial correction for you :
> "the work of RV Jones at the university of Glasgow in the 50's, 60's and
> 70's. "
>
> Jones was at Aberdeen university post war. A curious character, his
> recollections of his wartime research are fascinating and worth reading but
> I fear are best read with care alongside some other histories to maintain
> balance. 
>
> Regards
> David
>   
David

The Royal Society Obituary was a somewhat toned down version of his 
attitude to some other disciplines (such as Social Sciences) as related 
to me by a Social Science graduate of the University of Aberdeen in 1985.

Bruce




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