Philip Morrison
Philip Morrison
Philip Morrisonwas a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is known for his work on the Manhattan Project during World War II, and for his later work in quantum physics, nuclear physics and high energy astrophysics...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth7 November 1915
CitySomerville, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
bomb homes hopes impact men overall production speak spoke terms women
We did not speak in terms of strategy, in terms of overall economies, in terms of production and territorial conquest. We spoke of the impact of the bomb on the homes and the hopes of men and women.
intact major neither oceans radar war
Neither our oceans nor our radar nor our fighters can keep us intact through another major war.
zero chance difficult
The probability of success is difficult to estimate; but if we never search the chance of success is zero.
opportunity order giving
...genuine trust implies the opportunity, of checking wherever it may be wanted... That is why it is the evidence, the experience itself and the argument that gives it Order, that we need to share with one another, and not just the unsupported final Claim.