Wright Flyer.

[Adam Glatt]

JOddino wrote:

>Marty,
>I'm impressed.  Actually it was a guy named Leon Kryske who was a great
>engineer at Hughes who had it on his blackboard.  He told me that it was a
>Branch Rickey quote.  I always assumed it was something more like "..the
>residue of good planning" and that Leon had modified it.  Branch was the guy
>who started the Farm System in baseball and of course had a lot of success
>as a result.
>Did you actually find this quote someplace or did I use this line before?
>Jim
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Martin X. Moleski, SJ" <moleski at canisius.edu>
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 6:04 AM
>Subject: Re: Wright Flyer.
>
>
>  
>
>>--On Thursday, December 18, 2003 6:16 PM -0800 JOddino
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>>
><JOddino at socal.rr.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>>This is a test.  Who said, "luck is the residue of good engineering"?
>>>      
>>>
>>Jim Oddino said that.  Branch Rickey is alleged to have
>>said that "luck is the residue of design."  :o)
>>
>>Now let's argue about whether it's God or the devil
>>in the details.  :-O
>>
>>Marty #2874
>>
I'll see your 1881-1965 Rickey and raise you a 1822-1895 Louis Pasteur, 
who said "chance only favours the mind which is prepared."  Ever drank 
wine, beer, or milk, felt silk, had your pet vaccinated against rabies, 
or seen someone survive surgery?
The pattern flier in me is tempted to trade the Pasteur for a Wright 
brothers, though ;>
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