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...Williams dismisses such criticism with his trademark horse laugh and zany grin. The larger question is whether his cowboy cachet can survive in the general election. "He hasn't withstood the fire of a long campaign and journalistic scrutiny," points out Richard Murray, a University of Houston political scientist. "Without the cash, he'd be a terrible fourth." Whatever way the vote goes, Williams appears ready to accept it. "If I lose," says Williams, "I've drilled a total dry hole. If I win, I'll get some of my money back" in contributions from political fund raisers...
...students at the local university. It was weeks before even rumors of the incident reached Moscow. Now, when Bishop Berkeley's tree falls in the Russian forest, there is a camera crew from State Radio and Television to chronicle the event, along with several foreign correspondents, a visiting political scientist or two and an attache from the U.S. embassy...
...hopes the postmortem on Sakharov will shed light on the relationship between brain construction and scientific genius. But the Brain Institute is not especially interested in what made Sakharov the great dissident he was. Says Adrianov: "A political activist can be anybody, but not anybody can be a great scientist...
...field of optical computing faded into relative obscurity, but it was revived in 1986 by a breakthrough at AT&T Bell Labs. Research scientist David Miller developed the world's tiniest optical switch, a thin chip that in its latest version measures no more than 10 micrometers (0.00004 in.) on a side. Made of advanced synthetic materials, the device can turn on and off a billion times a second without overheating...
Huang has not convinced everyone, however. Says one scientist: "Huang is like the boy who cried wolf. He's been promising an optical computer for years, and he's still promising. I'm waiting for him to prove that it's practical rather than it's possible." Others are skeptical that optics can compete with electronic computers. Says Bernard Soffer, senior scientist at Hughes Aircraft Research: "Optical computers would have to be ten to 100 times better than electronic ones to justify retooling." Even enthusiasts are guarded. Says optical-computing pioneer Joseph Goodman, a Stanford electrical- engineerin g professor...