I think the thing that strikes me most about this talk is how different science was then versus now. For one small example he was asked to comment on the relative effectiveness of giving talks, writing papers and writing books. In today’s world its not a question anyone would ask, and the answer would be “write at least a few papers a year or you won’t keep your job.”
I think the thing that strikes me most about this talk is how different science was then versus now. For one small example he was asked to comment on the relative effectiveness of giving talks, writing papers and writing books. In today’s world its not a question anyone would ask, and the answer would be “write at least a few papers a year or you won’t keep your job.”