--- Vitaliy <spam@maksimov.org> wrote:

> Debbie wrote:
> > But I could never understand why people would want to move from prosperous
> > developed countries to the US: 
> I often hear people like Andy Bechtolsheim (a German immigrant, founder of 
> Sun Microsystems) say they couldn't have accomplished what they did, 
> anywhere else.

True. It's said to be the land of opportunity. Essington Lewis, founder of BHP,
probly couldn't have made it so big anyplace else but Australia. Dick Pratt,
founder of Visy Industries or Lindsay Fox (Fox Transport) might say the same
thing. It's the freedom to try it that counts: you tend not to find such
individuals in places like North Korea. :(

> > nations other than the US: Europe even has a space programme these days.
> 
> I wonder what fraction of one percent of the total engineering population 
> represents the number of people employed by the European Space Program, 
> considering that the ESA has a staff of less than 2,000.

Hey c'mon, Vitaliy. Early days for them. Small orgs are often the most
creative. Japan has a nascent space programme too. So does Iran for that matter
... 

best - Debbie :)


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