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Re: Theory and Practice
Subject: Re: Theory and Practice
Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 14:20:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Edward V. Phillips" <ed-at-alumni.caltech.edu>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
"> Couldn't resist this little bit of flame-bait, but then what value
> has theory if it is to be considered separately from practice?"
Where [GOOD] theory deviates from practice, it's usually
because practice can't duplicate the theoretical conditions. Theory
give you a goal to shoot at, a way to size things you are going to
build, etc.
Ed