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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