I'm excited. I have friends that worked at Lawrence Livermore and was able to attend several "Friends and Family" open houses there. At one such event we toured the NIF center (probably 2004) and the site, though incomplete, was operational and very impressive from an engineering and precision manufacturing view. One of the scientists leading our tour group said her dream was to someday create a net-positive fusion reaction. I hope she was there to see it.
Regarding Edward Teller, I had a chance to hear him speak at Stanford my Freshman year at an open campus event. There were the normal protesters and interruptions but he gave a very good, if hawkish, talk covering his upbringing in pre-war Germany and Hungary, his science career, and his ardent support for the Reagan era Star Wars program. (Yeah, I'm that old)
Teller was a man who was energized by conflict and did not shy away from controversy. He was also EXTREMELY entertaining on that long ago evening. As an 18 year old getting to hear him talk in person and read about it the next day, I knew going to Stanford was a great choice.
Regarding Edward Teller, I had a chance to hear him speak at Stanford my Freshman year at an open campus event. There were the normal protesters and interruptions but he gave a very good, if hawkish, talk covering his upbringing in pre-war Germany and Hungary, his science career, and his ardent support for the Reagan era Star Wars program. (Yeah, I'm that old)
Teller was a man who was energized by conflict and did not shy away from controversy. He was also EXTREMELY entertaining on that long ago evening. As an 18 year old getting to hear him talk in person and read about it the next day, I knew going to Stanford was a great choice.
In 1938 Neville Chamberlain declared "Peace in our time", Superman first appeared in Action Comics, Seabiscuit beat War Admiral ....... and C.a.l last won the Rose Bowl.