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If this cat may look at that king, I have ambivalent feelings about Dyson. But, taken as a whole, I think he is aware of what his own hubris and what it cost h
by OldGuyInTheClub 3y ago
If this cat may look at that king, I have ambivalent feelings about Dyson. But, taken as a whole, I think he is aware of what his own hubris and what it cost him to think the way he did at the time. He is wistful about not talking with Weyl, Einstein, or other Institute Faculty - "A great opportunity lost." Dyson does speak very fondly of many. Feynman, Bethe, Peierls, Besicovich, Morette, Margulis, Max, Singer, and a raft of others. Gell-Mann just seemed angry from start to finish all but accusing Schwinger of improper behavior and ripping Feynman for "collecting anecdotes about himself". Web of Stories talked to (among others) Dyson, Bethe, Knuth, Wheeler, and Gell-Mann and the latter is an outlier in his manner.
- dralley 3y agoIn any case Dyson seems to like Bethe quite a bit, and Bethe seems to have rated Oppenheimer highly as a leader at Los Alamos and suggested that was the general opinion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIlNSgAHv5c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIlNSgAHv5c
- OldGuyInTheClub 3y ago@dralley - Can't reply to your post re: Dyson and Bethe but that is a masterpiece of understatement! From what I can tell, Bethe was esteemed without being envied. A truly rare accomplishment.
- nerpderp82 3y agoYou have to click on the text that says "_ minutes ago" and you can reply.
- OldGuyInTheClub 3y agoThank you! I appreciate the tip.