Re: back in the good old days...

From: PROFORM AG (proform@proform.ch)
Date: Wed Apr 17 2002 - 17:14:29 EEST


True !
When Michael Faraday was asked what his basic research in electricity was good
for he answered:
" I don' t know but one day one will be able to tax it !"

P. Bernhard

"Blasch, Larry" wrote:

> It's a shameful comment on today's business management methods...
>
> Pure research seldom if ever produces a quick payback!
>
> The reality is that it usually creates the largest payback.
>
> Very few major advancements in history came as the result of "Rapid Payback"
> projects.
>
> Larry Blasch
>
> P.S. (Elaine, pure research ain't nothing...)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elaine Hunt [mailto:ehunt@ces.clemson.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 7:43 AM
> To: Juha Suokas; rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi
> Subject: back in the good old days...
>
> >The mold burned a little bit but we did manage to get a pretty decent
> >looking lead casting...What was the use for this, you might ask? Nothing I
> >guess. We did a lot of that back in the good old days...
>
> Juha,
> Many folks who now purchase and use RP& M systems would not have as many
> applications and possibilities were it not for the many folks who purchased
> early systems and did lots of parts for seemingly nothing. The nothing has
> proven to be progress in abundant areas. Thanks for doing lots of nothings.
>
> Nothings do count!
>
> Elaine
>
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