#maxwells

A Programmer's Story As an undergraduate, I was a Double E major. I studied physics, quantum mechanics, and Maxwell's equations! I designed circuits! Hah! But does anyone call me Pierre the Electrical Engineer? NO! As a master's student, I studied mathematics. I learned and proved many beautiful theorems! I broke new ground with my professors! Hah! But does anyone call me Pierre the mathematician? NO! BUT WRITE ONE LITTLE PROGRAM!

British Redneck Joke Bubba Windsor and Earl Spencer had just finished a leisurely tour of The Fitzwilliam Museum at Grove Lane and a gourmet repast at Loch Fyne Restaurant Ltd. on Trumpington St. On this fine afternoon they were proceeding northwest toward King's Parade and their destination, St Catherine's College of Cambridge University in order to attend a lecture by Malcolm Longair, CBE FRS on astrophysical cosmology. As the two foppish gentlemen strolled they discussed Einstein's concern wi…