Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxa!wetcw From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) Newsgroups: net.games,net.books,net.nlang,net.lang.c,net.flame,net.jokes.d Subject: Re: Murphy's Laws Message-ID: <1063@pyuxa.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Nov-84 08:12:31 EST Article-I.D.: pyuxa.1063 Posted: Wed Nov 7 08:12:31 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Nov-84 06:32:00 EST References: <4120@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 15 Actually, when you get right down to it, Murphy (whoever he was) did not formulate the 'laws'. They were postulated by engineers and others working at Redstone Arsenal during the early days of trials with captured German rockets. Murphy apparently was an engineer or worker on the project who did not get things quite right, if he actually existed at all. The name became the butt of many jibes and taunts at first. Later, anytime something went wrong, which it did with regularity on the project, Murphy was given the blame. Thus, a legend began to grow. The original book on Murphy's Laws came out in the 50's and contained a biographical sketch of Dr. Murphy. It was hilarious. The legend of Murphy grew and expanded over the years and has become even better known than the once legendary Kilroy. T. C. Wheeler