Word: herschbach
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Herschbach’s 15 minutes of fame was actually only fourteen words long. “That’s all you want? Fourteen words?” Herschbach asked the producer. “But she told me that last year John Updike had a guest appearance on the show and said only two words—his name...
Fourteen words might not sound like a lot, but the delivery actually required a great deal of virtuoso, according to Herschbach. The scientist was asked to record 20 different versions of his lines with a variety of emotional intonations. The final version was chosen long after the recording took place and was a surprise to the scientist, who saw the episode for the first time when it aired last night...
...Herschbach joked that his participation in the show might dispel some stereotypes of his colleagues. “For a lot of people, scientists seem to be a breed apart,” he said. “But scientists enjoy having fun as much as anyone else...
Many students across campus sat down to watch last night’s episode unaware that Herschbach would make an appearance...
...students in Lowell E Entryway gathered to watch the episode during a study-break, but did not know that Herschbach was going to make an appearance...