Re: Einstein and more

[brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>]

At 22:44 10/6/97 -0700, you wrote:

> When Oppie was dragged before his final AEC kangaroo court one of the
> questions he was asked was why so many physicists were "left winged
> liberals." The reference was to the large number of physicists who,
> during the 20's and 30's who were attracted to socialism, communism, and
> other utopian philosophies.
>
> His response was (and I'm paraphrasing) that physicists are generally
> open to looking at new ideas. They tend to challenge "what is" and to
> search for the ideal. Pondering the universe tends to make one a
> philosopher. 
....
> Ray

Ah yes. Now I understand why the dear-won US development in H bombs was
handed to Russia on a plate. It was done by people open to looking at new
ideas - by philosophers in fact.
 Poor ignorant me. I thought it was the work of traitors to divulge the
plutonium implosion method... 

brian
brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK