[firebrand]

Nothing makes me feel safer than an atmosphere of quiet, thoughtful discussion, where people are listened to respectfully and without interruption and then there is a space for thought before the next person politely answers.

[Squawk 8888]

Same here. I think it happened twice during my lifetime, and never at school.

[dr_lew]

So everybody is disagreeing, all around the table. I am surprised and disturbed that Compton doesn't repeat and emphasize his point. Finally, at the end, Tolman, who's the chairman, would say, "Well, having heard all these arguments, I guess it's true that Compton's argument is the best of all, and now we have to go ahead."

From Los Alamos from Below in "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

The irony is that these paragons of rational civility were making the A-bomb.