"During my participation in the Manhattan Project and subsequent research at Los Alamos, encompassing a period of fifteen years, I worked in the company of perhaps the greatest collection of scientific talent the world has ever known"
- Frederick Reines
About this Quote
Frederick Reines was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who dealt with the Manhattan Project and at Los Alamos. In this quote, he is reflecting on his experience of dealing with some of the most dazzling minds worldwide. He acknowledges the immense talent of the scientists he worked with, noting that it was perhaps the best collection of scientific talent the world has ever seen. He likewise mentions that his involvement with the Manhattan Project and Los Alamos spanned fifteen years, suggesting the value of his work and the effect it had on the scientific community. Reines' quote is a testament to the power of collaboration and the capacity of cumulative intelligence.
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