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...think the theory is right in some form, or at least...in the 22nd century it will be seen as a step on the path to the truth," he says...
...actual path to the truth that we have to take might be a lot more circuitous," he adds. "We won't be satisfied until we know. We've got our work cut out for us. But there's enough things that are working out well that I'm confident...
Circuitous is a work some might use to describe Strominger's career path. After the New Hampshire commune went bankrupt, Strominger returned to Harvard to learn Chinese, then went to live on a commune in China, "to see how they...
Last week, it was revealed that Professor Hilton A. Salhanik, now of emeritus status at the School of Public Health (SPH), was given a bit of encouragement on the path toward retirement. That encouragement came in the form of a $250,000 bonus, paid to him in 1996 by then-dean Harvey Fineberg 67, on the condition that he relinquish his full-time position. This use of a financial incentive to encourage a professor's retirement has caused quite a bit of controversy in the ranks of the Faculty. One SPH professor called the practice "morally wrong." However, we believe...
...never guess that from his career path. Within a year after graduation, Ebbers chucked a job as a high school basketball coach to manage a garment warehouse. In 1974 he borrowed money from co-workers to buy a motel-restaurant in Colonel, Miss., and went on to own nine Best Westerns. Not good enough. "You don't get much cash flow in the hotel business," Ebbers later told Investors Business Daily. "My family was tired of going to the store with a financial statement instead of money." His family is the only thing Ebbers won't talk about; he refuses...