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Related, the book "Dreams of Earth and Sky" by Freeman Dyson: "Why did [Oppenheimer] not succeed in scientific research as brilliantly as he succeeded in soldi
by neftaly 8y ago
Related, the book "Dreams of Earth and Sky"
by Freeman Dyson:
"Why did [Oppenheimer] not succeed in scientific research as brilliantly as he succeeded in soldiering and administration? I believe the main reason why he failed was a lack of Sitzfleisch. Sitzfleisch is a German word with no equivalent in English. The literal translation is “Sitflesh.”
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https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=5nZoBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA256&lpg=PA256&dq=+reason+why+he+failed+was+a+lack+sitzfleisch&source=bl&ots=Zm95CRp9Ev&sig=ZzCpKbJSJAENfEVDd_Ld199eXIE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibppLBpqPdAhWBKnwKHXikDYYQ6AEwAHoECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q=reason%20why%20he%20failed%20was%20a%20lack%20sitzfleisch&f=false https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=5nZoBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA256&lp...