Peter Lissaman

classic Classic list List threaded Threaded
11 messages Options
Reply | Threaded
Open this post in threaded view
|

Peter Lissaman

Grant Holland
Friends,

It is with the deepest regret that I must tell you that our friend,
colleague and inspiration Peter Lissaman passed away in Santa Fe early
Sunday morning. His piquant humor, brilliant insight, instrumental
contributions and colorful history in science and engineering in the
latter part of the twentieth century touched many of us. I'm sure he
will be deeply missed in our ranks.

Best regards,
Grant

============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Reply | Threaded
Open this post in threaded view
|

Re: Peter Lissaman

Douglas Roberts-2
That is very sad news, Grant, but thank you for letting us know.

--Doug

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Grant Holland <[hidden email]> wrote:
Friends,

It is with the deepest regret that I must tell you that our friend, colleague and inspiration Peter Lissaman passed away in Santa Fe early Sunday morning. His piquant humor, brilliant insight, instrumental contributions and colorful history in science and engineering in the latter part of the twentieth century touched many of us. I'm sure he will be deeply missed in our ranks.

Best regards,
Grant

============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org




============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Reply | Threaded
Open this post in threaded view
|

Re: Peter Lissaman

Hugh Trenchard
In reply to this post by Grant Holland
I'm very sorry to hear of this news.  As much as I found his style somewhat
abrasive, he did send me some private communications that were very
encouraging, and I certainly recognized his brilliant mind.

Thanks for letting us know.

Hugh Trenchard


----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Holland" <[hidden email]>
To: "The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group"
<[hidden email]>; "Holland, Grant" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 8:10 AM
Subject: [FRIAM] Peter Lissaman


> Friends,
>
> It is with the deepest regret that I must tell you that our friend,
> colleague and inspiration Peter Lissaman passed away in Santa Fe early
> Sunday morning. His piquant humor, brilliant insight, instrumental
> contributions and colorful history in science and engineering in the
> latter part of the twentieth century touched many of us. I'm sure he will
> be deeply missed in our ranks.
>
> Best regards,
> Grant
>
> ============================================================
> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org 


============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Reply | Threaded
Open this post in threaded view
|

Re: Peter Lissaman

Sarbajit Roy (testing)
I never met Peter, but his posts to this list often pointed me to
exciting concepts to explore.
His post on "Slinky Solutions" (Oct 3 2011) was delightfully
challenging and prophetic too.

"> What a Wonderful World!  And how soon some of us leave it!"

I suspect Peter's soaring somewhere high now on aerofoils of angels.

Sarbajit

On 3/13/12, Hugh Trenchard <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I'm very sorry to hear of this news.  As much as I found his style somewhat
> abrasive, he did send me some private communications that were very
> encouraging, and I certainly recognized his brilliant mind.
>
> Thanks for letting us know.
>
> Hugh Trenchard
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grant Holland" <[hidden email]>
> To: "The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group"
> <[hidden email]>; "Holland, Grant" <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 8:10 AM
> Subject: [FRIAM] Peter Lissaman
>
>
>> Friends,
>>
>> It is with the deepest regret that I must tell you that our friend,
>> colleague and inspiration Peter Lissaman passed away in Santa Fe early
>> Sunday morning. His piquant humor, brilliant insight, instrumental
>> contributions and colorful history in science and engineering in the
>> latter part of the twentieth century touched many of us. I'm sure he will
>> be deeply missed in our ranks.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Grant
>>
>> ============================================================
>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
>> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
>
>
> ============================================================
> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
>

============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Reply | Threaded
Open this post in threaded view
|

Re: Peter Lissaman

Roger Critchlow-2
I'll miss him, too.  I wonder how his analysis of crow wing dynamics for flight in turbulent air turned out?

-- rec --


============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Reply | Threaded
Open this post in threaded view
|

Re: Peter Lissaman

Nick Thompson

I didn’t know about this crow wing thing.   And I once was a crow expert. Why crows, and not, say swallows or buzzards. 

 

Nick

 

 

From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Roger Critchlow
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 7:38 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Peter Lissaman

 

I'll miss him, too.  I wonder how his analysis of crow wing dynamics for flight in turbulent air turned out?

 

-- rec --

 


============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Reply | Threaded
Open this post in threaded view
|

Re: Peter Lissaman

Roger Critchlow-2
He mentioned it after his presentation on albatross dynamic soaring at SFX.   Said they looked like they had some tricks for dealing with troubled air.  

-- rec --

2012/3/12 Nicholas Thompson <[hidden email]>

I didn’t know about this crow wing thing.   And I once was a crow expert. Why crows, and not, say swallows or buzzards. 

 

Nick

 

 

From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Roger Critchlow
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 7:38 PM


To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Peter Lissaman

 

I'll miss him, too.  I wonder how his analysis of crow wing dynamics for flight in turbulent air turned out?

 

-- rec --

 


============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org


============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Reply | Threaded
Open this post in threaded view
|

Re: Peter Lissaman

Steve Smith
In reply to this post by Nick Thompson
I didn't know Peter well but I had a great deal of respect for his lifetime achievements which I followed starting with his Gossamer Condor in the late 70s.  I was born to a family with aviation roots and grew up watching every manner of bird and insect fly.  The dream of human-powered flight was deep in me.   

Peter's style of curmudgeon here on FRIAM was welcome to me, though I suppose I welcome *all* curmudgeonliness here.   HIs eccentric dry wit added a unique quality to an already eccentric group that is "us".  A true character among characters.

If FRIAM were a field of crows, swallows and buzzards then Peter was a Quetzalcoatlus among us and the turbulent air we all negotiate here is self-generated.  Peter may not have invented flight, but he made it a magnificent experience to consider.  When I hear a hushed whisper of air above me and the sky goes dark for a moment, it is Peter gliding above us, seeking.

Glide on Peter...

I didn’t know about this crow wing thing.   And I once was a crow expert. Why crows, and not, say swallows or buzzards. 

 

Nick

 

 

From: [hidden email] [[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Roger Critchlow
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 7:38 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Peter Lissaman

 

I'll miss him, too.  I wonder how his analysis of crow wing dynamics for flight in turbulent air turned out?

 

-- rec --

 



============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org


============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Reply | Threaded
Open this post in threaded view
|

Re: Peter Lissaman

Russ Abbott
The response to the announcement of Peter's death suggests the possibility of planting such an announcement just to see how people will respond: a way to hear your own eulogies.
 
-- Russ 

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Steve Smith <[hidden email]> wrote:
I didn't know Peter well but I had a great deal of respect for his lifetime achievements which I followed starting with his Gossamer Condor in the late 70s.  I was born to a family with aviation roots and grew up watching every manner of bird and insect fly.  The dream of human-powered flight was deep in me.   

Peter's style of curmudgeon here on FRIAM was welcome to me, though I suppose I welcome *all* curmudgeonliness here.   HIs eccentric dry wit added a unique quality to an already eccentric group that is "us".  A true character among characters.

If FRIAM were a field of crows, swallows and buzzards then Peter was a Quetzalcoatlus among us and the turbulent air we all negotiate here is self-generated.  Peter may not have invented flight, but he made it a magnificent experience to consider.  When I hear a hushed whisper of air above me and the sky goes dark for a moment, it is Peter gliding above us, seeking.

Glide on Peter...

I didn’t know about this crow wing thing.   And I once was a crow expert. Why crows, and not, say swallows or buzzards. 

 

Nick

 

 

From: [hidden email] [[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Roger Critchlow
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 7:38 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Peter Lissaman

 

I'll miss him, too.  I wonder how his analysis of crow wing dynamics for flight in turbulent air turned out?

 

-- rec --

 



============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org


============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org


============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Reply | Threaded
Open this post in threaded view
|

Re: Peter Lissaman

Douglas Roberts-2
You go first.

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Russ Abbott <[hidden email]> wrote:
The response to the announcement of Peter's death suggests the possibility of planting such an announcement just to see how people will respond: a way to hear your own eulogies.
 
-- Russ 




============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Reply | Threaded
Open this post in threaded view
|

Re: Peter Lissaman

lrudolph
News of my being alive has been greatly exaggerated.

> You go first.
>
> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Russ Abbott <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > The response to the announcement of Peter's death suggests the possibility
> > of planting such an announcement just to see how people will respond: a way
> > to hear your own eulogies.
> >
> > *-- Russ *
> >
> >
> >
>



============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org