[squeak-dev] The Old Man
Andres Valloud
AVALLOUD at roadrunner.com
Mon Mar 31 18:20:06 UTC 2008
Jecel,
Perhaps what made it more difficult is that Mr. Babbage appears to have
had no close partners in his work? For example, could we say something
of value about Leibniz and his automaton, had we casually met him in the
1600s?
Andres.
Jecel Assumpcao Jr wrote:
> Mr Babbage's personality, though the cause of the problem that left Lord
> Moulton so sad, was also the very thing that allowed such fantastic
> projects to be attempted at all. I see such "defects" in myself and
> personally know a couple more people like that. I also know a few more
> who see themselves as misunderstood geniuses but who are really plain
> crazy. Hardly anybody seems to be able to tell them apart.
>
> -- Jecel
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