Year- 1934 : Dr. William Thornton, Professor, The Johns Hopkins University, asked Ted, "What's that tobacco leaf doing on your lab. bench?" Ted replied, "A friend with a tobacco warehouse asked me to check its moisture content." "Young man", said Dr. Thornton, "The Johns Hopkins is a research institution, we do not do commercial work - get rid of that sample."
After that, my respect for the sanctity of basic research was set in STONE.
SORRY ABOUT THE SLIPPAGE, Dr. T.
"The Scientific Life : A Moral History of a Late Modern Vocation", Steven Shapin, Oct. 2008 - reviewed by B. H. Smith, London Review of Books, 002.12.09. "The practices of science, it appears, are increasingly industrial in location, corporate in organization and product, and profit-minded in motivation." There is evidence of regret for earlier values, that insisted that the life of the dedicated pedagogic researcher would be the academic life.
.................Excerpts from advertisement in "The Nation, 02.23.09".................
"Breaking Research News : Life is Short...or maybe not.. Top Harvard researcher says it's the Holy Grail of aging research." "The powerful secret of tomorrow's anti-aging pill can be yours today." "A leading pharmaceutical company has already spent $760,000,000 on
purchasing the research and development" "Now there is a way to take resveratrol without the alcohol, calories and high cost" Included, in bold letters, the names of several research institutions: "Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins, Salk Institute and UC Davis Medical Research Proves That Powerful Red Wine Extract Holds the Secret to Living a Longer, healthier and More Vibrant Life".
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After that, my respect for the sanctity of basic research was set in STONE.
SORRY ABOUT THE SLIPPAGE, Dr. T.
"The Scientific Life : A Moral History of a Late Modern Vocation", Steven Shapin, Oct. 2008 - reviewed by B. H. Smith, London Review of Books, 002.12.09. "The practices of science, it appears, are increasingly industrial in location, corporate in organization and product, and profit-minded in motivation." There is evidence of regret for earlier values, that insisted that the life of the dedicated pedagogic researcher would be the academic life.
.................Excerpts from advertisement in "The Nation, 02.23.09".................
"Breaking Research News : Life is Short...or maybe not.. Top Harvard researcher says it's the Holy Grail of aging research." "The powerful secret of tomorrow's anti-aging pill can be yours today." "A leading pharmaceutical company has already spent $760,000,000 on
purchasing the research and development" "Now there is a way to take resveratrol without the alcohol, calories and high cost" Included, in bold letters, the names of several research institutions: "Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins, Salk Institute and UC Davis Medical Research Proves That Powerful Red Wine Extract Holds the Secret to Living a Longer, healthier and More Vibrant Life".
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Wildegeest Foundation - www.WildegeestFoundation.org
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