Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: [OT] William Shockley and Linus Pauling
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@sympatico.ca>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 14:54:35 -0400
References: <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJCEJMLDAA.darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
 
Wasn't Shockely also involved in a fierce rivalry (perhaps even involving a
lawsuit) over who deserved the most credit for the transistor's invention?

dan c.

At 02:33 PM 25-08-01 -0400, B. D. Colen wrote:
>Sad that by the time they died both Shockley and Pauling were pretty
>generally viewed as loony - Shockley for his views on race, and Pauling
>for his 'Vitamin C Cures Everything' fixation.
>
Replies: Reply from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Re: [OT] William Shockley and Linus Pauling)
 In reply to: Message from "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> (RE: [Leica] Re: [OT] William Shockley and Linus Pauling)