One of the great historical ironies of the twentieth century is that, at the moment when German scientists were demonstrating limits on human knowledge, the German political leadership was claiming a “monstrous certainty.”
As German research was demonstrating the feasibility of atomic bombs, expatriate scientists in the United States were sounding the alarm.
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Mark,
Episode #307 may be one of the best so far, and you have not even reached 1940. What a terrific episode with marvelous insights and connections to the post and the current world. Thank you for this thoughtful and insightful examination of the uncertainty of all knowledge and information.