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I’m one of the first novelists who was really a scientist. There were many novelists (like [[w:´´´´Émile Zola|Zola]] and [[w: | I’m one of the first novelists who was really a scientist. There were many novelists (like [[w:´´´´Émile Zola|Zola]] and [[w:Frank Norris|Norris]] and [[w:James T. Farrell|Farrell]] who were behaviorists who became scientists), but very few physicists become novelists and I’m one of them. [[w:William Styron|Styron]] is a southern minister who became a novelist and that accounts for his strength. And his weakness. He feels such a responsibility. I have the happier irresponsibility of the crook-physicist. If this experiment blows up the lab, well I can always con somebody into giving me another lab. Viz. Rinehart and Putnam. vis. ''[[w:The Man in The White Suit|The Man in The White Suit]]''.{{refn|[[w:Alec Guinness|Alec Guinness]] stars in this 1951 satirical comedy about an inventor who bounces back after his failure. It won an Academy Award for best screenplay.}} | ||
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I’m one of the first novelists who was really a scientist. There were many novelists (like Zola and Norris and Farrell who were behaviorists who became scientists), but very few physicists become novelists and I’m one of them. Styron is a southern minister who became a novelist and that accounts for his strength. And his weakness. He feels such a responsibility. I have the happier irresponsibility of the crook-physicist. If this experiment blows up the lab, well I can always con somebody into giving me another lab. Viz. Rinehart and Putnam. vis. The Man in The White Suit.[1]
- ↑ Alec Guinness stars in this 1951 satirical comedy about an inventor who bounces back after his failure. It won an Academy Award for best screenplay.