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==Milt==
Milt was a great contributor to our project who invested a lot of his own knowledge and time in it; Citizendium is much poorer without him. He was highly trusted and respected, previously serving as the project's Treasurer and on the elected Management and Editorial Councils. However, we were a small part of a long life: Milt completed his degree in 1944, but his graduation was delayed while he saw action in Europe during the Second World War. Decades of experience in both chemical and environmental engineering followed, and he would become a well-published authority on various aspects of these fields, as recognized by his Fellowship of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. His daughter also tells me he liked to apply his engineering approach to everyday life by collecting recipes and carefully replicating dishes he'd enjoyed. Milt stood firm against pseudoscience and other nonsense, as we at Citizendium can attest, and was a strong proponent of the science and the facts. I am sure I speak for those who knew him here when I say that we will miss him. [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] ([[User talk:John Stephenson|talk]]) 12:27, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
:RIP Milt. He was a nice gent. [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] ([[User talk:Ro Thorpe|talk]]) 14:04, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
:RIP Milt.  [[User:JeromeDelacroix|Jérôme Delacroix]] ([[User talk:JeromeDelacroix|talk]]) 18:22, 28 February 2015 (UTC+1)
:RIP Milt. You embodied the true spirit of Citizendium at its best.[[User:Roger A. Lohmann|Roger A. Lohmann]] ([[User talk:Roger A. Lohmann|talk]]) 04:11, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
:RIP MIlt. As a collaborator and colleague, he will be missed. [[User:Russell D. Jones|Russell D. Jones]] ([[User talk:Russell D. Jones|talk]]) 16:33, 1 March 2015 (UTC)


==Just created Archive 8==
Milt had an abundance of wisdom, passion and knowledge. He was with Citizendium from the early days, and embraced fully the spirit and idealism with which Citizendium was launched. He made an enormous contribution to the project. [[User:Gareth Leng|Gareth Leng]] ([[User talk:Gareth Leng|talk]]) 21:07, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
That's why this page is empty at the moment. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 22:54, 27 February 2010 (UTC)


== pH ==
I have missed Milt ever since he needed to leave the project, and I will always remember him fondly.[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 01:18, 9 March 2015 (UTC)


Milt, I made some small changes to [[pH]]. I believe that they are self-evident. --[[User:Paul Wormer|Paul Wormer]] 15:16, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
== Milt's productivity as  chemical engineer ==


:Thanks very much, Paul. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 18:35, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
Let us temper our sadness in the passing of our esteemed colleague with a celebration of his achievements in his field of endeavor. Google Scholar has tabulated 111 articles he published between 1951 and 2005, with links to them and to all the articles that cited them.


== Changed Notes field so it is 5 rows long. ==
See: [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kBHMSC4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra MR Beychok]


Milt. I have modified the Notes field on the upload page so it is 5 rows long. This change is now installed on the test wiki. Would you test it out and see how well it works for you? Just upload some random files to the test wiki and use the form. [[User:Dan Nessett|Dan Nessett]] 23:50, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
[[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] ([[User talk:Anthony.Sebastian|talk]]) 22:22, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
 
:I tried it out on the test wiki and it worked perfectly. In fact, the window has 6 lines of text in it. Thanks much, [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 00:15, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
 
== Fluid dynamics ==
 
Milt, sorry for the delay, but for the last few days I only had time for very short visits to CZ.
I created a stub [[well-posed problem]] and [[smooth (disambiguation)]] with a definition of a smooth curve: {{r|smooth curve||}}
Furthermore, though your explanation was correct, I tried to simplify it, and slightly rewrote the corresponding text. I hope you like it. --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 00:45, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
 
:Thanks, Peter, for your help. I am quite satisfied with your rewrite. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 00:54, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
 
== Well-posed ==
 
Milt, I have expanded [[well-posed problem]], and tried to explain the connection between mathematics and physics.
It may profit if you check it from your point of view. --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 00:39, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
 
== Catalysis ==
 
Milton, catalyst (or catalysis) is high on the most wanted list. I have been reading a little about it, but somehow I don't get inspiration. Doubtlessly you know much about catalysis, don't you feel writing an article about it? --[[User:Paul Wormer|Paul Wormer]] 16:04, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
 
Paul, as soon as I finish the article I'm working on now (which will be 3-4 days more), I will see if I can put together something about catalysis ... although my knowledge of that subject is not extensive. I'm still having a lot of physical therapy and that takes quite a bit of my time.[[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 05:05, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 
:Catalysis, few topics more inspiring:
:*doubtless no "origin of life" on Earth without it;
:*autocatalysis, a la Tibor Ganti, Stuart Kaufmann;
:*ribozymes and the RNA world;
:*the concept of activation energy;
:*the sheer wonder of carbonic anhydrase catalytic activity;
:*models of enzyme kinetics; the legacy of J. B S. Haldane;
:*why Berzelius coined the word in 1836;
:*other milestones in the history of catalysis; Kirchof, Humphrey Davy;
:*catalysis in industry; it history;
:*the world of biocatalysis.  [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 03:41, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
 
::Anthony, I finished writing [[Catalysis]] about 2 days ago ... and it covers many of the bases in your above list. However, it specifically states that it does not cover enzymatic or biochemical catalysis ... because those areas deserve a stand-alone article of their own. Thanks and regards, [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 03:49, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
 
== Lenthened notes field now available on live wiki ==
 
Hi Milt,
 
I have made the necessary modifications so the lengthened notes field on the upload page is now available on the live wiki. See http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,3021.msg28342.html#msg28342. [[User:Dan Nessett|Dan Nessett]] 20:58, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
 
== The definition subpage needs a capital D ==
 
Hi Milt,
once you go that route, your problem is solved. I fixed it for [[Nuclear power plant]]. --[[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]] 22:21, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
:Some more details are [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=CZ_Talk%3ALemma_article&diff=100657622&oldid=100657604 here]. The {{tl|R}} template does the formatting for you, so it is advisable to start definitions from Related Articles pages rather than manually. --[[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]] 23:39, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
 
== Approval ==
 
Hi, Milt, I have it on my gmail calendar to remind me, plus I have it in mind.  Also, isn't there another one a couple of days later?  Hope that my notes *really* are thorough -- haven't done an approval since last October, I guess.  Cheers! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 17:07, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 
:Yes, [[Coal]] is due on April 26th (this coming Monday). Thanks, [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 17:24, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 
::Yup, I had just put it on my calendar.  If I can do the first one (in 30 minutes, maybe), I ought to be able to do the second one in 10 minutes or less.  What a strange, weird, Rube Goldberg/Heath Robinson-like process it is! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 17:48, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 
== Coal article approved! ==
 
Congratulations, Milt, the article at [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Conventional_coal-fired_power_plant] has been approved.  The other coal article will be approved in two days. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 18:42, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
 
:Excellent job on [[Conventional coal-fired power plant]]! Super article!--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 13:16, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
 
::I picked up on Meg's coal-->diamond idea so check out here: [[CZ:Images to honor contributors]]. Again, congratulations on the excellent work!--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 18:08, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
 
==Second coal article approved!==
 
Congratulations, Milt, the article at [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Coal] has been approved. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 16:43, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 
:More congratulations!--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 16:57, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 
== EPA ==
 
Hi Milt, I've upgraded your account to have EPA rights so that you can now access that confirm accounts page.  You should be able to see a note on the top of the Recent Changes page as well that lets you know that one is waiting.  Let me know if it isn't there.  Thanks for taking this on.  If you have any questions, do ask me.  You know my email, too.  [[User:D. Matt Innis|D. Matt Innis]] 12:48, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
 
== Why delete? ==
 
Milt, I do not want to continue the ormus debate. But I am still curious:
Why did you insist to delete the definition even after it had been rewritten? --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 16:12, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
:Has it actually *been* deleted?  By Matt? I dunno why he did that -- I thought that we were going to start a *new* article and that this was the definition for it.  Well, if it *has* been deleted, I will find it and restore it enough so that one of us can save it somewhere to use when the new article has been started. I gotta say, I find this whole business very baffling! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 17:05, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
 
::Peter, in my 2+ years here, it has always been my understanding that when someone requested the speedy delete of an article, the entire article was deleted. Paul requested the deletion of the Ormus article and then I found that the Definition subpage, the Related Articles subpage and (to the best of my memory) the Metadata template still existed ... so I requested that those three also be removed, and Matt did so.
 
::Hayford, with all due respect and I don't want to mess up our friendship, is reverting a deletion made by the Chief Constable part of your duties? I don't think so. Please reconsider your statement that "I will find it and restore it enough so that ...." and at least discuss it with Matt first.
 
::I don't think there has been any concensus agreement to write a new article on Ormus. I think that until CZ finally evolves a '''consensus''' policy about how to handle fringe articles, we should all let sleeping dogs lie and not make any unilateral reversions. I shall not respond to any more questions on this subject. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 17:42, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

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Milt

Milt was a great contributor to our project who invested a lot of his own knowledge and time in it; Citizendium is much poorer without him. He was highly trusted and respected, previously serving as the project's Treasurer and on the elected Management and Editorial Councils. However, we were a small part of a long life: Milt completed his degree in 1944, but his graduation was delayed while he saw action in Europe during the Second World War. Decades of experience in both chemical and environmental engineering followed, and he would become a well-published authority on various aspects of these fields, as recognized by his Fellowship of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. His daughter also tells me he liked to apply his engineering approach to everyday life by collecting recipes and carefully replicating dishes he'd enjoyed. Milt stood firm against pseudoscience and other nonsense, as we at Citizendium can attest, and was a strong proponent of the science and the facts. I am sure I speak for those who knew him here when I say that we will miss him. John Stephenson (talk) 12:27, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

RIP Milt. He was a nice gent. Ro Thorpe (talk) 14:04, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
RIP Milt. Jérôme Delacroix (talk) 18:22, 28 February 2015 (UTC+1)
RIP Milt. You embodied the true spirit of Citizendium at its best.Roger A. Lohmann (talk) 04:11, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
RIP MIlt. As a collaborator and colleague, he will be missed. Russell D. Jones (talk) 16:33, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Milt had an abundance of wisdom, passion and knowledge. He was with Citizendium from the early days, and embraced fully the spirit and idealism with which Citizendium was launched. He made an enormous contribution to the project. Gareth Leng (talk) 21:07, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

I have missed Milt ever since he needed to leave the project, and I will always remember him fondly.Pat Palmer (talk) 01:18, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

Milt's productivity as chemical engineer

Let us temper our sadness in the passing of our esteemed colleague with a celebration of his achievements in his field of endeavor. Google Scholar has tabulated 111 articles he published between 1951 and 2005, with links to them and to all the articles that cited them.

See: MR Beychok

Anthony.Sebastian (talk) 22:22, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

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