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WattKid Member	posted 04-15-2008 12:41 PM             http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-wheeler15apr15,1,4081990.story IP: Logged
SPQR Moderator	posted 04-15-2008 08:52 PM             That obituary annoyed me greatly. To fill an obit for a physicist as great as Wheeler with all that anti-nuke crap was just typical of the vapid rag that the LAT has become. IP: Logged
KGB Moderator	posted 04-15-2008 08:55 PM             quote: Curious to the point of ignoring the need for self-preservation, he set off bottle rockets indoors and once touched an 11,000-volt power line to see what it felt like. Pity. He would have been right at home with us. IP: Logged
tralfaz Member	posted 04-15-2008 10:44 PM             quote: Originally posted by SPQR: That obituary annoyed me greatly. Not me though. It reminded me of when my uncle was teaching me chess. He said the best sound you can hear in a game is your opponent cursing you out. Then you know you did well. I did find one comment annoying. I tend to forget what a flake Niels Bohr could be... quote: He recalled Bohr once remarking, "Do you imagine for one moment that Europe would now be free of Soviet control if it were not for the [threat of the] atomic bomb?" IP: Logged
Gunker New Member	posted 04-16-2008 06:11 AM             I know Bohr was very keen on bringing the Russians on board during Manhattan project and he was concerned with peaceful use of atomic energy but the quote below confused me... quote: I did find one comment annoying. I tend to forget what a flake Niels Bohr could be... Tralfaz, could you expand ? IP: Logged

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