STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
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10.1142/9789812700933_0008
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2005-12
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E. Beckner
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E. Beckner
The quotation, “standing on the shoulders of giants,” comes from Sir Isaac Newton: “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” To use this quotation as a theme for the work done during the Manhattan Project is something of a challenge. Because the first thing that I've asked myself is, considering the time — the 1600s — to whom was Newton referring?…