"A brief history

If by modern science one means an enterprise characterized by journals, professional societies, and research laboratories, then physics and other sciences began to modernize only when the last imperial dynasty, the Qing, was overthrown in 1911. By 1937, when Japan invaded China outright, science in China had acquired many of the qualities and trappings that a visiting researcher from Europe or the US would recognize as modern.

The key instigators of that transformation were young men who saw science as a cornerstone of a strong, modern, and independent China. Many of them took advantage of a fund established in 1907 by President Theodore Roosevelt's administration to redress America's exaggerated claim of damages in the aftermath of the Boxer rebellion of 1900. The same fund paid for the foundation of Tsinghua University in Beijing."

Teddy Roosevelt and Barry Goldwater actually were Republicans.

That other Roosevelt (The guy with polio, Ray.)

He was a Democrat.

Barry Goldwater flew every plane in the inventory of the United States Air Force.

I remember talking to him on ham radio during the Republican convention in San Francisco.

Oh well ...

An American, a Dutchman and a Chinese strand after a shipwreck on an uninhabited island.

The American says: "I've been in the army for many years, I know how to survive. So if you guys don't mind, I'll give the orders". The Dutchman and Chinese find it very well. The American goes further: "Ok, each of us will will have to search for something. You, Chinese guy, take care of the supplies. Dutch guy, you take care of the food, and I'll take care of the wood. In two hours we'll meet back here." Everyone finds it a good plan and they go their own ways.

After 2 hours the American and the Dutchman are on the agreed spot. The Chinese is, however, nowhere in sight. They wait still a couple of hours and as the Chinese still doesn't arrive, they get worried. They decide to search for him. Some hours later they have combed the complete island, but no Chinese found.

Thinking that he might have been eaten by a wild animal, they sadly decide to go back. Arrived at the spot, they sit down, looking despondently at their stuff, as suddenly the Chinese jumps from the shrubs and calls: "Supplies!!!"

#2 | Posted by JaySherman

Very funny

Didn't see that coming.

"But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;"