Is it possible to track down the actual detail of a single historical fact? Nick Spark tried. He published his discoveries first in the Annals of Improbable Research (volume 9, number 9), then in expanded form in a book. Three people he discovered—Murphy is one of them—shared an Ig Nobel Prize in 2003 for (probably) […]
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A nice appreciation (what could go wrong?) of Murphy and Stapp
The Today I Found Out blog has a nice appreciation of two—really three—people who shared an Ig Nobel Prize for (probably) giving Murphy’s Law it’s name. The appreciation is called “WHO WAS ‘MURPHY’ IN ‘MURPHY’S LAW’ AND THE AMAZING DR. JOHN PAUL STAPP WHO GAVE US THE EXPRESSION.” The 2003 Ig Nobel Prize for engineering […]
The 100th birthday of Murphy—the Murphy of Murphy’s Law
If our information is not wrong, Thursday, January 11, 2018 is the 100th birthday of Edward A. Murphy, Jr., the Murphy of Murphy’s Law. Murphy [pictured here] was posthumously awarded an Ig Nobel Prize, shared with two colleagues. The 2003 Ig Nobel Prize for engineering was awarded to: The late John Paul Stapp, the late Edward A. […]
Murphy’s resume
This is a historic document: the resume of Captain Edward A. Murphy, Jr. — the Murphy of Murphy’s Law. It was published on the back cover of an issue of the Annals of Improbable Research. Murphy and colleagues John Paul Stapp and George Nichols were awarded the 2003 Ig Nobel Prize in engineering (Murphy and […]