European scientist

Posted by Brian from Shawnee on November 06, 2003

In the November 2003 issue of Boys' Life, which is the official magazine of the Boy Scouts of America, Ernst Mach is identified only as a "European scientist" who did expmeriments with sound and whom the speed of sound is named after. So I'm left thinking, "Hmm, probably German, but could be Swiss or Austrian." I have a feeling that this specific fact was hidden from me on purpose, but I don't know what the purpose could be.

Is this a new trend? Is it the next logical step after losing the specific identifiers "Chinese", "Japanese", etc., for Asians? Is it an American thing?

• European scientist ESC 06/November/03
  • European scientist Patrick 07/November/03
    • European scientist ESC 07/November/03
      • European scientist GPP 07/November/03
        • European Li Yar 07/November/03
          • European Brian from Shawnee 07/November/03
            • European janes_kid 07/November/03
              • European cachet Word Camel 07/November/03
                • European cachet Brian from Shawnee 08/November/03
                  • What does it mean to be 'Austrian'? GPP 08/November/03
                    • What does it mean to be 'Austrian'? Brian from Shawnee 09/November/03
                      • What does it mean to be 'Austrian'? Smokey Stover 09/November/03
                        • German history GPP 09/November/03
                          • German history Brian from Shawnee 10/November/03
                            • German history Bob 10/November/03