In desperation I asked

In desperation I asked Fermi whether he was not impressed by the agreement between our calculated numbers and his measured numbers. He replied, \”How many arbitrary parameters did you use for your calculations?\” I thought for a moment about our cut-off procedures and said, \”Four.\” He said, \”I remember my friend Johnny von Neumann used … Read more

[Why] should not the

[Why] should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a school book? Its morals are pure, its examples captivating and noble. The reverence for the Sacred Book that is thus early impressed lasts long; and probably if not impressed in infancy, never takes firm hold of the mind. Fisher Ames