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Navier & Stokes is the name of the scientists who indecently formulated the equation that bears their name that describes the motion of most fluids. In Cryptono
by qubex 9y ago
Navier & Stokes is the name of the scientists who indecently formulated the equation that bears their name that describes the motion of most fluids. In Cryptonomicon the main character is given a simple question about a boat on a river during his admission to the army, deploys heavy-duty fluid dynamics to give a non-obvious answer, and consequentially gets classified as a moron and relegated to menial duties (which suit him just fine, as I recall).
- davidw 9y agoYeah it was a pretty funny scene - it's supposed to be this simple math question, but the ... "Asperger"... he might be called these days - character, Lawrence Waterhouse, really digs into the problem. He ends up discovering something that he submits to a math journal for publication, but the army folks think he's an idiot.