Today was a milestone. After 2 years and 6 months of work, off and on, the book is done, and I have finally sent the manuscript and electronic files to Oxford University Press. With 566 pages, 12 chapters, over 200,000 words, 264 diagrams and 890 equations, the book is a bit of a monster. I must have been crazy when I started this project. So "Translational Dynamics and Magnetic Resonance" is now in the hands of the publishers, who should have a simple job, given the electronic format I have used (LaTeX with .eps figures). In the last few weeks I have had enormous help from a young assistant, Dr Matthias Meyer, a expert in LaTeX formatting. Matthias and I are both pleased to see the end of the monster for a while.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Completion
Today was a milestone. After 2 years and 6 months of work, off and on, the book is done, and I have finally sent the manuscript and electronic files to Oxford University Press. With 566 pages, 12 chapters, over 200,000 words, 264 diagrams and 890 equations, the book is a bit of a monster. I must have been crazy when I started this project. So "Translational Dynamics and Magnetic Resonance" is now in the hands of the publishers, who should have a simple job, given the electronic format I have used (LaTeX with .eps figures). In the last few weeks I have had enormous help from a young assistant, Dr Matthias Meyer, a expert in LaTeX formatting. Matthias and I are both pleased to see the end of the monster for a while.
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Congrats Paul! I guess this means I'll have to read the monster one day.
ReplyDeleteThis is an enormous accomplishment - congratulations! What you and Batman have achieved in adverse circumstances is truly inspirational.
ReplyDeleteFantastic, Paul. I and many colleagues are very much looking forward to seeing the finished product. I know that having given birth to this tome must be very satisfying. Your fortitude and discipline is admirable beyond words.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Paul! And a warm welcome to the (monster) sibling of "Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Microscopy". Although I think their birth weights are going to be about the same...
ReplyDeleteTruly an impressive and inspirational achievement!
Thanks so much friends. I'm not sure how much discipline there was Ed, just a matter of plugging away until the end. More a matter of habit I would say!
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