Re: New member

[Ray Keefer <Ray.Keefer@eng.Sun.COM>]

Hi Tommaso,

Welcome aboard. Don't be afraid of being Italian. Your country men
are famous as small submersible pilots. The Maiale was little more
than a torpedo that two men rode on. Yet they showed much courage and
daring with their feats of bravery while using this tool to sneak into
enemy harbors and destroying capital ships.

Due to their success at the end of WWI the navies of the world developed
midget submarines for WWII. We owe a lot to the devlopement of the midget
submarines. 

Regards,
Ray

> I'm a new member of this list, but i've lurked the list since two months
> ago, because I was afraid of being the only italian on the list.
> But now I'm not the only one, so I can spread my unlimited culture about
> materials to everyone in this list.
> Let's stop the jokes: I'm a student in Material Science, so is called in
> Italy (I'm sorry for the brute translation, but I haven't found better) the
> science that studies the materials and their appications.
> I'm not an engeneer, but I'm much more close to an applied chemist, with an
> higher degree of specialization in phisics. I've some experience in
> aeronautical works, and no scuba diving experience except a little period
> in the Italian Navy, as cadet in the accademy, when I've been on the "Fecia
> di Cossato", a Sauro class sub, doing a little familiarization with scuba
> gear as equipment of the sub.
> 
>     Bye,
> ____________
>    |ommaso
>