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I knew Philip Morrison, and he was a hell of a nice guy,

David F Mayer — 4/26/2005 7:47:28 PM (archived)

in addition to being a brilliant physicist.

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The whole thread (16 posts)

Philip Morrison, SETI Pioneer - ljk - 4/25/2005 12:44:23 PM
- re: Someone ought to answer this question - SDF - 4/27/2005 6:15:12 PM
  - re: Someone ought to answer this question - phil - 4/27/2005 6:21:22 PM
- I knew Philip Morrison, and he was a hell of a nice guy, - David F Mayer - 4/26/2005 7:47:28 PM
  - More details? - ljk - 4/27/2005 12:57:12 PM
    - I met him while a student long ago. He was seriously deformed, but - David F Mayer - 4/28/2005 7:41:25 PM
      - Web Memorial to Phil and Phylis Morrison - ljk - 5/11/2005 6:56:49 PM
  - re: I knew Philip Morrison, and he was a hell of a nice guy, - Tony - 4/27/2005 2:13:28 AM
    - How many Manhattan Project guys are left? - David F Mayer - 4/28/2005 7:42:39 PM
- The full post - ljk - 4/25/2005 12:45:12 PM
  - Detailed Obituary - ljk - 4/26/2005 1:24:00 PM
    - See the original Nature paper from 1959 that started Modern SETI - ljk - 4/26/2005 1:31:06 PM
      - Obit and Papers from Secrecy News - ljk - 4/26/2005 6:26:36 PM
      - Obit and Papers from Secrecy News - ljk - 4/26/2005 6:26:27 PM
        
        Morrison's SETI work from The SETI Institute - ljk - 4/27/2005 12:56:02 PM
        
        His eyewitness account of the Trinity Test - ljk - 4/27/2005 1:01:10 PM

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