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When I was a student at MIT, Victor Weisskopf often spoke about the privilege of being a physicist. Physicists are provided with resources to conduct research on problems that interest them, and only a report of the findings is asked for in return. No demand is made for a service or product that succeeds in the marketplace in producing a profit. Yet, physicists enjoy a comfortable living, ample opportunity to travel, constant intellectual stimulation, and an opportunity to influence those who follow. In 1989, I was doubly privileged because I was invited to postdoc with Walter Kohn.
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Clougherty, D.P. (2003). Quantum Reflections. In: Scheffler, M., Weinberger, P. (eds) Walter Kohn. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55609-8_12
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