tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post9001188070478972476..comments2024-01-04T07:21:18.243-05:00Comments on John In Carolina: The Churchill Series – Aug. 13, 2007Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-60987700990707019662007-08-14T18:59:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:59:00.000-04:00I am familiar with the play "Copenhagen", having r...I am familiar with the play "Copenhagen", having read several accounts and reviews. I have not watched it. It belongs to a genre, fiction mixed with history without a clear demarcation, that doesn't appeal to me. I wouldn't expect to derive any historical insight from the play. Although it is based on yet another instance, perhaps the most famous one, in which Bohr engaged in a conversation (in this case with fellow physicist Werner Heisenberg) which resulted in misunderstanding, Bohr's wife Margrethe was not present, so that any remarks attributed to her in the play are not likely to be enlightening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-75756264838693140792007-08-14T15:43:00.000-04:002007-08-14T15:43:00.000-04:00Anon @ 12:07,Thank you.Marshall is one of my heros...Anon @ 12:07,<BR/><BR/>Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Marshall is one of my heros. He and Katherine had a wonderful marriage; and as you would expect he was a fine step-father.<BR/><BR/>Anon @ 12:42,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for pointing out my mistake re: widower. I've got that fixed now.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for you nice words.<BR/><BR/>I'll take a look at the Bohr matter and say something in a future post.<BR/><BR/>But don't expect much. The physical sciences are one of my many weak areas.<BR/><BR/>BTW - Am I right to assume you're familiar with the play "Copenhagen?"<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thank you again to both of you.<BR/><BR/>JohnJWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275423713054782480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-51816114669114533682007-08-14T12:42:00.000-04:002007-08-14T12:42:00.000-04:00Did you not intend to say that Mrs. Brown was a wi...Did you not intend to say that Mrs. Brown was a widow? George C. Marshall was the widower.<BR/> The Churchill series is a marvelous and enjoyable way to enhance one's knowledge of this fascinating, charismatic, influential man. Most of the items are previously unknown to me. I wonder whether you might consider researching and publishing an account of a fateful encounter that perhaps reflects one of Churchill's blindspots: his meeting with the great physicist Niels Bohr, after which Churchill is reputed to have said, "How did that man Bohr come into this atomic bomb business?" Churchill apparently was unaware of Bohr's scientific stature and contributions to nuclear physics. Of course, Bohr did not always present his ideas cogently, especially when speaking, so there was potential for confusion in his interaction with Churchill. Although OT in this comment, your reportage of the attempted British boycott of Israeli academics was important in revealing the seditious political correctness and terrorist-sympathizing of the Left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-54092979986279735332007-08-14T12:07:00.000-04:002007-08-14T12:07:00.000-04:00Terrific and heart warming story - no wonder we en...Terrific and heart warming story - no wonder we enjoy your posting so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com