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The recently released book, "Nobel Dreams: Power, Deceit and the Ultimate Experiment," by Gary Taubes '77 depicts the competitive nature of the field of research physics.
The book focuses on an experiment Rubbia conducted in 1984 in which he expected to uncover a sixth particle, which would fulfill a prediction he had made earlier and, the book says, insure his winning a Nobel. However, after Rubbia won the Nobel, the sixth particle turned out to be...
But Glashow still stands by his originalcomments in Time, which he said misrepresented hisquote as an attack on Rubbia. Glashow said thatthe book is an accurate portrayal of Rubbia'sfailed experiment and the world of "Big Physics."
The point is that it is not time for the clubs to die, but rather to evolve. the final clubs were a bold experiment, a revolutionary country club-like method of dealing with individual differences, but they still are only one step on the path to social nirvana. My method...
Most of this experimental activity takes place in Europe; what Old World audiences find adventurous, American operagoers often consider brazen. Protective of the cultural talismans bequeathed by distant European forefathers, Americans tend to mistrust radical interpretations. Europeans, more at ease with their own heritage, feel freer to experiment with it. Those seeking a bold approach in the U.S. will rarely find it in the big houses. In New York City, the Metropolitan Opera favors conservative productions, sometimes elephantine ones like Franco Zeffirelli's La Boheme and Tosca, that reinforce the company's role as a musical museum. Occasionally, the rival...