In defense of NASA: was Re: Wirin' up blinkenlights

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Sat Jun 10 13:48:22 2000

On Sat, 10 Jun 2000, Carlos Murillo wrote:

> At 10:33 PM 6/9/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >And don't overlook one Charles Goodyear. If he had not accidentally
> >dropped a sample of latex laced with carbon black on a hot stove, we
> >might still be on wooden wheels with iron treads.
> >
> > - don
>
> Am I missing something? Isn't S+heat what is actually required
> for latex vulcanization? Or was that a particularly sulphur-rich
> carbon?
>
> carlos.
 
Nope, I was!
                                                 - don
 
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