All Now Mysterious...

Monday, August 16, 2004

Is this why people struggle with science?

This gem is from an excellent book I'm reading called There Are No Electrons.

"I don't find it confusing ... do you? The units and abbreviations all make perfect sense:

"I" stands for current, measured in amps;
"C" stands for capacitance, measured in farads;
"R" stands for resistance, measured in ohms;
"E" stands for voltage, measured (oddly enough) in volts; and
"L" stands for inductance, measured in henrys.

And they will tell you, with a straight face, that electronics requires a logical mind."

(Amdahl, K. There Are No Electrons: Electronics for Earthlings; Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc.: Broomfield, CO, 1991; p. 186.)

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