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==Milt==
Milt was a great contributor to our project who invested a lot of his own knowledge and time in it; Citizendium is much poorer without him. He was highly trusted and respected, previously serving as the project's Treasurer and on the elected Management and Editorial Councils. However, we were a small part of a long life: Milt completed his degree in 1944, but his graduation was delayed while he saw action in Europe during the Second World War. Decades of experience in both chemical and environmental engineering followed, and he would become a well-published authority on various aspects of these fields, as recognized by his Fellowship of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. His daughter also tells me he liked to apply his engineering approach to everyday life by collecting recipes and carefully replicating dishes he'd enjoyed. Milt stood firm against pseudoscience and other nonsense, as we at Citizendium can attest, and was a strong proponent of the science and the facts. I am sure I speak for those who knew him here when I say that we will miss him. [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] ([[User talk:John Stephenson|talk]]) 12:27, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
:RIP Milt. He was a nice gent. [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] ([[User talk:Ro Thorpe|talk]]) 14:04, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
:RIP Milt.  [[User:JeromeDelacroix|Jérôme Delacroix]] ([[User talk:JeromeDelacroix|talk]]) 18:22, 28 February 2015 (UTC+1)
:RIP Milt. You embodied the true spirit of Citizendium at its best.[[User:Roger A. Lohmann|Roger A. Lohmann]] ([[User talk:Roger A. Lohmann|talk]]) 04:11, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
:RIP MIlt. As a collaborator and colleague, he will be missed. [[User:Russell D. Jones|Russell D. Jones]] ([[User talk:Russell D. Jones|talk]]) 16:33, 1 March 2015 (UTC)


== I just archived the last batch of postings. ==
Milt had an abundance of wisdom, passion and knowledge. He was with Citizendium from the early days, and embraced fully the spirit and idealism with which Citizendium was launched. He made an enormous contribution to the project. [[User:Gareth Leng|Gareth Leng]] ([[User talk:Gareth Leng|talk]]) 21:07, 1 March 2015 (UTC)


That is why this page looks so empty and desolate at the moment. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 22:09, 1 July 2008 (CDT)
I have missed Milt ever since he needed to leave the project, and I will always remember him fondly.[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 01:18, 9 March 2015 (UTC)


== Heating things up - if it didn't have a 'WP' tag ==
== Milt's productivity as  chemical engineer ==


Hi Milt,
Let us temper our sadness in the passing of our esteemed colleague with a celebration of his achievements in his field of endeavor. Google Scholar has tabulated 111 articles he published between 1951 and 2005, with links to them and to all the articles that cited them.


I've just read [[Specific heat ratio]] and liked it. I would nominate it for 'new draft of the week' but it's got a from WP tag. Did you originate it over there? If so, I'd feel comfortable nominating it.
See: [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kBHMSC4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra MR Beychok]


Also, small thing but, since it's something of an advanced concept, I wonder if the first paragraph could indicate that, since it can't be 'dumbed down' and remain true to the subject.  Then again, maybe all chem. engineering stuff is like that?  What was I talking about again?
[[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] ([[User talk:Anthony.Sebastian|talk]]) 22:22, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
 
[[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 19:27, 3 July 2008 (CDT)
 
:Aleta, I was only a minor contributor to the WP article. However, I completely rewrote and reformatted it (as well as deleted sections that I thought were useless), renamed it and added references. Regards, [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 20:11, 3 July 2008 (CDT)
 
==Archiving==
 
Hi, I've been mostly offline recently (a bit worn down from trying to do to much online and offline at the same time), and I just saw your message about the archive, so my apologies for the lack of response. Glad you got it fixed! [[User:J. Noel Chiappa|J. Noel Chiappa]] 10:48, 4 July 2008 (CDT)
 
== Second opinion (energy) ==
 
Dear Milton, quite some time ago I made a start with writing about the extremely important topic [[Energy (science)|energy]]. Last January I sollicited some comments, [[User_talk:Gordan_Feric#Energy|see here]], about the article, because I'm eager to improve it. Today I found that Anthony Argyriou  made some [[Talk:Energy_%28science%29#Definition_and_introduction|comments]]. I will answer him later today in some detail, because of the importance of the subject, but after a quick scan of his comments, I got the impression that he didn't read the text of the article carefully enough. So, it is important that a knowledgeable third person will participate in this debate that hopefully leads to an excellent article on this topic. Therefore, I like to invite you to read the article, to give your opinion, and to take part in the discussion, and in the spirit of a Wiki make improvements (and in the spirit of CZ explain why you believe that they are indeed improvements. The latter statement is in fact superfluous because I know that you're in the habit of explaining your changes). --[[User:Paul Wormer|Paul Wormer]] 03:11, 15 July 2008 (CDT)
 
:Paul, at the moment, I am quite tied up. I will try to review the article carefully within the next week or so. In a quick scan of the article's Talk page, I read through the exchanges between you and Larry about the title. Personally, I see no reason why the title could not be "Energy (physics)" and still be multi-disciplinary. It would not ruffle my feathers as an engineer to have that title and I don't think any chemists, biologists, or other would be bothered that title. I agree with you that psychology is not a "science" any more than is economics even though practitioners of those two fields may think otherwise. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 03:46, 15 July 2008 (CDT)
 
::Milton, there is no rush, I wrote the bulk of the article last December, so I can wait another few weeks. My concern is not so much the title of the article, (which I find -- as always -- unimportant because redirects can fix it) but the intro. Anthony admitted that he did not read the article; he read only the intro. He has some criticism on it, and I would appreciate your opinion as well. --[[User:Paul Wormer|Paul Wormer]] 06:00, 16 July 2008 (CDT)
 
== recruiting ==
 
do you have any interest in becoming a recruiter for CZ? (it's not an actual position) I like your idea on the forum on target populations to reach out to.  [[User:Tom Kelly|Tom Kelly]] 18:33, 15 July 2008 (CDT)

Latest revision as of 19:18, 8 March 2015

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Milt

Milt was a great contributor to our project who invested a lot of his own knowledge and time in it; Citizendium is much poorer without him. He was highly trusted and respected, previously serving as the project's Treasurer and on the elected Management and Editorial Councils. However, we were a small part of a long life: Milt completed his degree in 1944, but his graduation was delayed while he saw action in Europe during the Second World War. Decades of experience in both chemical and environmental engineering followed, and he would become a well-published authority on various aspects of these fields, as recognized by his Fellowship of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. His daughter also tells me he liked to apply his engineering approach to everyday life by collecting recipes and carefully replicating dishes he'd enjoyed. Milt stood firm against pseudoscience and other nonsense, as we at Citizendium can attest, and was a strong proponent of the science and the facts. I am sure I speak for those who knew him here when I say that we will miss him. John Stephenson (talk) 12:27, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

RIP Milt. He was a nice gent. Ro Thorpe (talk) 14:04, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
RIP Milt. Jérôme Delacroix (talk) 18:22, 28 February 2015 (UTC+1)
RIP Milt. You embodied the true spirit of Citizendium at its best.Roger A. Lohmann (talk) 04:11, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
RIP MIlt. As a collaborator and colleague, he will be missed. Russell D. Jones (talk) 16:33, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Milt had an abundance of wisdom, passion and knowledge. He was with Citizendium from the early days, and embraced fully the spirit and idealism with which Citizendium was launched. He made an enormous contribution to the project. Gareth Leng (talk) 21:07, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

I have missed Milt ever since he needed to leave the project, and I will always remember him fondly.Pat Palmer (talk) 01:18, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

Milt's productivity as chemical engineer

Let us temper our sadness in the passing of our esteemed colleague with a celebration of his achievements in his field of endeavor. Google Scholar has tabulated 111 articles he published between 1951 and 2005, with links to them and to all the articles that cited them.

See: MR Beychok

Anthony.Sebastian (talk) 22:22, 28 February 2015 (UTC)