Comment on Kitty Hawk reveals its secret project, HeavisideparentComments−darawk6yI'm also guessing that the name 'heaviside' is a reference to the Heaviside step function. Which of course, looks like a vertical takeoff, and implies that this project is a "step function" in flying transportation, etc..It's a pretty great name.−semantics6yThe function is named after the person.−darawk6yI realize that. I'm suggesting that they chose to name it after this person because of his association with the function, and it's evocations.
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I'm also guessing that the name 'heaviside' is a reference to the Heaviside step function. Which of course, looks like a vertical takeoff, and implies that this project is a "step function" in flying transportation, etc..It's a pretty great name.
The function is named after the person.
I realize that. I'm suggesting that they chose to name it after this person because of his association with the function, and it's evocations.