“Redwing had read somewhere that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best training for a novelist. He had said “an unhappy childhood.” Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he wondered… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
“They thought the Allies would be desperate to “buy” their reactor research in the postwar era. Apparently they were not moved to check to… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
“The war had funneled men and women into familiar channels. Anton’s girls were performing their impressions of what girls were supposed to be like.” — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
“Ah, I see your point. I did assist on the Okinawa drop, as the British representative. Quite simple, after we’d seen the Berlin effects.… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
“Dawidoff, Nicholas. The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg. New York: Vintage, 1994. de” — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
Everybody feels he has a right to a life of luxury - or at least comfort - so there's a lot of frustration and… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
“In fact, it took the resources of three countries to produce the bomb: the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. But there was more to it than that. In some sense it took some of the most valuable scientific talent of all Europe to do it. Consider this partial list: the Hungarians John von Neumann, Eugene Wigner, and Edward Teller;… — Gregory Benford Copy Share
“All our bright minds,” Feynman said sardonically, “and we can’t figure how to stop the enemy from dumping dirt on us.” Freeman said with… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
“Moe Berg. Until he’s finished reading a paper, he considers it ‘alive’ and refuses to let anyone else touch it. When he’s done, it’s… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
“Tests showed there was no enrichment. “They’re just slinging purified uranium at us, straight from the mines,” Bob said. But the next week Bob… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
One of the laws of nature," Gordon said, "is that half the people have got to be below average.""For a Gaussian distribution, yeah," Cooper… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
“I knew personally many figures in this novel: Harold Urey, who greeted me at the grad students reception at UCSD in 1963; Karl Cohen,… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
“Right. Isn’t that how science works?” Redwing grinned. “If you don’t understand, do an experiment.” — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
