How did science come to speak only English?

Re:How did science come to speak only English? by Thrymr on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @03:57PM (#8999717)

Except that the process really picked up speed during WWI, and was basically complete before the internet came along.

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Re:How did science come to speak only English? by Shivetya on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @04:34PM (#9000029)

When did flight control go all English? A large amount of it is conducted in English.

Likely the condition the article is about will remain for some time. Many harp on the need for one language, if not one government. The language likely will be a mashup of english, spanish, and others, with heavy emphasis on the first. Words that don't translate easily but convey great meaning will remain in native form. Then again perhaps I watched Blade Runner too many times.

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Re:How did science come to speak only English? by Someone on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @06:42PM (#9000854)

Certainly not before the 1977 Tenerife airport disaster (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster#Saf...)

Theory isn't practice, though. For instance, language problems are thought to have been a factor in the 2010 crash that killed the Polish president (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Polish_Air_Force_Tu-154_...)

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