Re: Time 100: TimBL named one of 20 scientists of the century
Robert S. Thau (rst@ai.mit.edu)
Tue, 30 Mar 1999 12:08:45 -0500 (EST)
Terence Sin writes:
> > Seriously, though, WHY would Noam Chomsky be one of the top 20
> > Scientists of the century. Most of his academic work extends the work
> > of a much more significant figure in social theory, Marshall McLuhan.
>
> I think they are talking about his previous stint as a linguist. Before
> he became a leftist superstar peddling media conspiracy theories, he
> did make significant contributions to formal linguistic.
Actually, he's been doing both simultaneously for his entire career.
(He's one of the relatively rare Vietnam war opponents who just never
quit).
rst