K.C. Cole - Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens (x-post amazon.com)

The story about Robert Oppenheimer is truly an inspiring one. Especially so for anybody wondering just how much can be done after having been rebuked by any form of the supposed establishment. It displays just how much a man can accomplish when made an outcast by a paranoid/secretive science research community, and how rewarding such a life can be. It is also an inspiration for anybody in education wondering about how to get children involved an excited about topics. It seems the solution is simple : let them actually try/use/build something. Highly recommended for anyone searching for inspiring tales from both the worse aspects of american hysteria in the late forties and early fifties and the world of conveying science understanding/excitement to the general populace.