I remember the time when the only people who could pronounce the word "functor" without either a sneer or an apologetic little snort were a few homological algebraists. The first exception I knew was Paul Halmos. Among other things, he became the single best salesman for my first book. All of which is a preamble for my forwarding of the following: Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 16:49:29 -0600 From: gillman@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU (Leonard Gillman) Subject: Halmos = 80 As you may know, Paul will celebrate his 80th birthday on Sunday March 3rd. I am organizing an email blitz for the occasion, the idea being to deluge the old gent on that day with electronic birthday greetings from near and far. You are invited to join the fun. Halmos's address is phalmos@scuacc.scu.edu We are all allowed to add any other mathematicians (or nonmathematicians) we think of. Duplications are inevitable in any case, but that is no problem. I suggest notifying people at least a week in advance of H-Day. People without access to email on a Sunday should wait until Monday the 4th to send their greetings. Len ================== ================== Leonard Gillman 1606 The High Road gillman@mail.utexas.edu Austin TX 78746-2236 Fax 512-327-2274 (new) Tel 512-327-2277