[Mycroft Holmes]

I have had nearly nothing to do with Scientific American since they turned an obituary of Edward Teller into a political screed attacking the deceased. My anger was so great that I don't even recall details of the column, except that even liberal scientist friends of mine were appalled.

I hosted Teller at a talk he gave on "brilliant pebbles". The notion was to orbit a large number of smart rocks. When the missles start flying the rocks are odered to deorbit and kinetically kill the missle.

Some in the audience treated Teller quite shabbily during the Q&A. I reminded them that this was a technical, not a political talk. It was quite embarrasing.

[Cyber Liberty]

Teller was a tough old rock who took a lot of that nonsense in his day. He knew the peaceniks hated him with a passion reserved for the inventor of the Hydrogen Bomb.

He didn’t give a rat’s patootie what they thought, he slept soundly at night and died at peace with himself, I am sure.

[Gondring]

I hosted Teller at a talk he gave on "brilliant pebbles".

Uncharacteristically for me, I didn't like that moniker. I was very familiar with it, deciding not to pursue employment on a somewhat similar project as I left graduate school. I would have liked to have heard Dr. Teller's views.

Some in the audience treated Teller quite shabbily during the Q&A. I reminded them that this was a technical, not a political talk. It was quite embarrasing.

I've seen similar from the rabble at speaking events of other greats. It turns my stomach to think how low society has become.