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To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (35772)	7/11/2005 3:26:08 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Respond to of 110194

Indeed, winning, even a legitimate Nobel Prize, does little to affirm the veracity of a prize winners comments and beliefs even in their primary field of study. .

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (35772)	7/12/2005 10:14:38 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110194

There was a terrific Playboy interview with Shockley in the 1970s (I only read the articles). The interviewer phoned him to set up an appointment and Shockley gave him a test to see if he was smart enough to ask questions. The guy passed. When he showed up at Shockley's door, the Nobel Prize winner was upset that he was African-American. The interview made Shockley look like the total horse's ass he was. There was also a PBS program where specialists in genetics went after him and basically showed that none of Shockley's racist conclusions were based upon the available and the best research. Just his bigotry. His work on the transistor was amazing and a major contribution to the world. His racism was a huge blemish on that accomplishment.