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To: Ian@SI who wrote (45982)4/30/2001 5:05:11 PM
From: mitch-c  Respond to of 70976
 
Totally OT - Murphy trivia

Actually, Murphy had both a first name and a rank.

USAF Captain Edward A. Murphy was a test engineer at Edwards AFB. He uttered the famous phrase while troubleshooting a miswired test stand in 1949.

Details may be found at this link. Maybe. (If it doesn't work, just figure you've empirically revalidated Murphy's Law. <g>)

edwards.af.mil

- Mitch