[Dialogue] Triangling Our Corporate Memory

[David Walters]

Triangling Our Corporate Memory 

This is for all who labored during the summer of 71 working on the Social Process documents. It  now appears that we did not invent the Social Process Triangles. The honor goes to a Polish mathematician named Waclaw Sierpinski developed what is now termed Sierpinski Triangles in 1915. For more info go to Wikipedia and search on Sierpinski Triangles. 

You will find a photo of pyramids made from set of triangles with a square base. This reminds me of a a pryamid with a triangular base that some of made from wooden coffee stirers made late one night. We gave it to Joe Mathews this next morning at breakfast. We was so amused that found a place in his office for it.

For a more amusing rendition go the Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories at  http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/fimofractals. 
It would be interesting teo hear from anyone that worked in Room E that summer that could give some insight as to wheather any of them had ever studied about Sierpinski. Maybe Jon Jenkins could enlighten us. 

Enjoy!

David






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