This has nothing to do with anything, but I'm two weeks behind so I can post whatever the hell I want.
anyway... the dewey decimal guy's story is almost quite interesting. You can read about it at the straight dope if you're a nerd like I am.
I appreciate the Dewey Decimal system as much as the next person, but I wouldn't put it in the same category as "The Theory of Relativity" or Newton inventing calculus. I'd put the brain power needed to figure out how to number books at about the same as it took to number each page. "Let's see, should we do even on one page, then odd on the next, or maybe try two consecutive odd numbers? Hmmm...
I appreciate the Dewey Decimal system as much as the next person, but I wouldn't put it in the same category as "The Theory of Relativity" or Newton inventing calculus. I'd put the brain power needed to figure out how to number books at about the same as it took to number each page. "Let's see, should we do even on one page, then odd on the next, or maybe try two consecutive odd numbers? Hmmm...
okay boys time to clean your pocket protectors !!!!!
I appreciate the Dewey Decimal system as much as the next person, but I wouldn't put it in the same category as "The Theory of Relativity" or Newton inventing calculus. I'd put the brain power needed to figure out how to number books at about the same as it took to number each page. "Let's see, should we do even on one page, then odd on the next, or maybe try two consecutive odd numbers? Hmmm...