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Originally Posted by pHaestus
This is an amusing conversation to me, as I find that I spend an inordinate amount of my work day trying to simplify and clarify complicated science so it is clear to "the layman". In my experience, I have found that those who are most wordy and heavy-handed with terminology often don't understand the topic very well. I am reading a book of lectures by Edward Teller that explains the theory of relativity (chapter 1 in fact) using nothing more than 8th grade math (he ties Pythagoreum theorum in 3 dimensions to the task) and a conversational tone. I am having a hard time believing that the discussion of a PC watercooling component demands a larger vocabulary.
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Much like Hawking
. Very good books, easy to understand for the lay person. I concur with your assessment. Actually, in several of my classes in Engineering, we are always taught to simplify our descriptions of projects so that anyone can understand them, as frequently your customer has no clue what you are doing.