"Old Nick" wrote in message ...
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 08:04:18 GMT, "Scott Moore"
wrote something
......and in reply I say!:

Well, one of them was. That's where Einstein started out IIRC.

I agree, its bull. My electronics shop teacher told us about 220 circuit crossover
effects in 1975. Rocket science it ain't. But come to think of it, patent examiners
are not exactly rocket scientists themselves

I think this is one of the great paradoxes. However, he was a Swiss patent examiner.
Maybe they have their act together