| I believe the saying about academia is: "Competition in academia is so vicious because the stakes are so small." think about this one though... wonder what the real story is? I remember reading about the story of the transistor and the hijinks by shockley: "Bardeen and Brattain demonstrated the transistor device to Bell Lab officials Dec. 23, 1947. Shockley was reported to have called it "a magnificent Christmas present." But Shockley himself was not present when it happened and was said to be bitter over losing out on that day. He had his revenge, though. Shockley continued to work on the idea and refine it. In early 1948, he came up with the bipolar or junction transistor, a superior device that took over from the point-contact type." https://www.wired.com/2009/12/1223shockley-bardeen-brattain-... (there are probably better stories covering the maneuvers) |