Talk:Erv Wilson

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Partch influenced by Wilson?

Partch and Wilson were acquainted; Wilson provided drawings for Partch's book. -CKL

The layout design of the Quadrangularis Reversum (with the exception of the phallic resonator for the additional 1/1 key in front) was inspired by Wilson. Wilson also assisted Partch the composition of several scores in the early 1960s and in the development of mecahnical aids for realizing "...Petals", a score which involved complex polyryhthms. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.12.66.184 (talk) 10:12, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds reasonable, but we should ensure this is verifiable via book/article/interview. --Ds13 (talk) 17:34, 13 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Goat herding

If goat herding is one of Wilson's main activities, it belongs in a separate paragraph or section. Perhaps something like "Ranching", which could also include the bit about corn breeding. --CKL —Preceding unsigned comment added by Beefman (talk • contribs) 23:02, 3 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Blue corn breeding

Wilson cannot be "credited" as the first using blue corn for tortilla chips; because a simple reason: blue corn for tortilla chips (or “totopochtli” in nahuatl language) has been used by Native Americans before the European occupation.

Evidence for this? I seriously doubt anything like a modern tortilla chip existed before the Europeans arrived, or indeed prior to the 1850s.

Career history

It is my understanding that Wilson worked for many years as an engineer for McDonnell-Douglas in Los Angeles, California. However, I have not seen that any citations for that.