tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post6141280568115673388..comments2024-03-26T19:46:33.565-07:00Comments on Random Walks: Expo Chicago 2015John Kurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-72227205950758858362015-09-20T12:04:43.876-07:002015-09-20T12:04:43.876-07:00Not 2 years, 8 years. But still. Industrial sized ...Not 2 years, 8 years. But still. Industrial sized quantities through the liqufiaction of air, when the tech was confined to cutting edge laboratories prior to that is astounding.John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-23332873272829860022015-09-20T12:01:57.814-07:002015-09-20T12:01:57.814-07:00Almost forgot. They had a whole bunch of neon, pre...Almost forgot. They had a whole bunch of neon, pretty much all forgettable. But! Neon lighting is 105 years old. Developed by Georges Claude's company Societe l'Air Liquide in 1910, the fact that a mere 2 years prior, the world's total amount of neon could be measured in gram quantities should astound you.John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.com