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."He might have slapped her face."Every word he said was true!""I know.But he didn't say enough words.He overlooked a little point."She drew away from him."What do you mean?""How do you stop science? How, Anita? And what happens if you do? Science and technology give power, and the world is split up into countries that want power.If one stops, another will go on, and get the power to overcome the country that stops.So no one can stop.But that's only part of it.We—""Dave," she said coldly, "don't you suppose he's thought of this? The League isn't made up of fools.""Then what's his answer?""I don't know.I'm sure he has one.""I'm satisfied there isn't any.We're—""Then you'd better go."Dave stood up angrily."You don't want to listen, do you?"She held the door open.He walked past her."Thanks.I listened to your side." He turned on his heel.Her voice was cold as ice."Thank you for a pleasant evening."As Dave sat in his chilly car and pressed the starter, he could hear again his friend's voice:"You can't win.It's a hopeless cause.You might just as well fall in love with a land mine."Wearily, Dave drove back to his apartment, and spent the night in a miserable search for sleep.The next day, at the lab, his friend took one look, nodded wisely, and said nothing.Around ten o'clock, word came that Bardeen wanted to see him.Barrow was in the office when Dave got there, and listened as Dave told about the intruder in the magnetics lab.Bardeen nodded finally."We expected it.It's too bad, but that's life."Dave said, "Do we have any idea how he got in?""Under the outer and inner fences, over the walkway between the magnetics lab and Project 'S', then around to the front and through the door.He had the key, and someone had changed the filter on the control that snaps on the lights around the roof of the magnetics lab.He obviously had an accomplice, but we have no idea who.""The intruder wasn't one of our own people?""No.The police have identified him.The only interesting point so far is that he was a member of the Security League."Dave blinked.Barrow said, "They're naturally interested in anything that tends to discredit science.A disaster in any advanced research center would back up their argument that science is unpredictable.""Would Bates stoop to that?""In that outfit," said Bardeen, "the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing, and the head is ignorant of both.Do you know much about the League?""I know a girl," said Dave, "who has every quality a woman should have.But she's also a member of the League.I can tell you, that can ruin a date."Bardeen smiled."She doesn't question you about your work?""Never.It's a part of science, and she doesn't like science."Barrow said, "What do you think of Bates' argument.""He's right that the ultimate results of an experiment are unpredictable.We don't really know whether, in the long run, science will turn out to have been good or bad.But that's beside the point.""How so?""We're committed.We're in the position of a man who'd decided to jump a chasm, has gone back for a start, and now, running full speed, is almost at the edge.That's no time to think, 'Maybe I won't make it.I'll stop here.' He can't stop.He's got to go faster yet, and hope and pray he makes it.We're in the same spot.Science and technology have depleted the natural resources of the earth, disturbed the balance of nature, enlarged the population.If we tried to drop science now—even if we could get everyone on earth to agree to it—we'd face a terrific explosion of hunger, disease, and misery, followed by a drop straight into barbarism.The only visible way out is to complete the jump."Bardeen nodded."That's the point.Exactly."Barrow looked at Dave almost with awe."That's a remarkable comparison."Bardeen, too, for some reason was looking at Dave with visible respect.Then he thanked Dave for coming over, and expressed his appreciation for Dave's help in catching the intruder.When Dave was in the hall, Barrow came out."Excuse me," said Barrow, frowning."You like this girl you mentioned?""Very much," said Dave.Barrow paused, his eyes unfocussed.Dave waited.This was the way things often went, and the reason why Dave had been so surprised at Barrow's commonplace remark about fools on the road."Yes," said Barrow, "we must have an open house.Project 'S' is almost finished.That's the only way [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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."He might have slapped her face."Every word he said was true!""I know.But he didn't say enough words.He overlooked a little point."She drew away from him."What do you mean?""How do you stop science? How, Anita? And what happens if you do? Science and technology give power, and the world is split up into countries that want power.If one stops, another will go on, and get the power to overcome the country that stops.So no one can stop.But that's only part of it.We—""Dave," she said coldly, "don't you suppose he's thought of this? The League isn't made up of fools.""Then what's his answer?""I don't know.I'm sure he has one.""I'm satisfied there isn't any.We're—""Then you'd better go."Dave stood up angrily."You don't want to listen, do you?"She held the door open.He walked past her."Thanks.I listened to your side." He turned on his heel.Her voice was cold as ice."Thank you for a pleasant evening."As Dave sat in his chilly car and pressed the starter, he could hear again his friend's voice:"You can't win.It's a hopeless cause.You might just as well fall in love with a land mine."Wearily, Dave drove back to his apartment, and spent the night in a miserable search for sleep.The next day, at the lab, his friend took one look, nodded wisely, and said nothing.Around ten o'clock, word came that Bardeen wanted to see him.Barrow was in the office when Dave got there, and listened as Dave told about the intruder in the magnetics lab.Bardeen nodded finally."We expected it.It's too bad, but that's life."Dave said, "Do we have any idea how he got in?""Under the outer and inner fences, over the walkway between the magnetics lab and Project 'S', then around to the front and through the door.He had the key, and someone had changed the filter on the control that snaps on the lights around the roof of the magnetics lab.He obviously had an accomplice, but we have no idea who.""The intruder wasn't one of our own people?""No.The police have identified him.The only interesting point so far is that he was a member of the Security League."Dave blinked.Barrow said, "They're naturally interested in anything that tends to discredit science.A disaster in any advanced research center would back up their argument that science is unpredictable.""Would Bates stoop to that?""In that outfit," said Bardeen, "the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing, and the head is ignorant of both.Do you know much about the League?""I know a girl," said Dave, "who has every quality a woman should have.But she's also a member of the League.I can tell you, that can ruin a date."Bardeen smiled."She doesn't question you about your work?""Never.It's a part of science, and she doesn't like science."Barrow said, "What do you think of Bates' argument.""He's right that the ultimate results of an experiment are unpredictable.We don't really know whether, in the long run, science will turn out to have been good or bad.But that's beside the point.""How so?""We're committed.We're in the position of a man who'd decided to jump a chasm, has gone back for a start, and now, running full speed, is almost at the edge.That's no time to think, 'Maybe I won't make it.I'll stop here.' He can't stop.He's got to go faster yet, and hope and pray he makes it.We're in the same spot.Science and technology have depleted the natural resources of the earth, disturbed the balance of nature, enlarged the population.If we tried to drop science now—even if we could get everyone on earth to agree to it—we'd face a terrific explosion of hunger, disease, and misery, followed by a drop straight into barbarism.The only visible way out is to complete the jump."Bardeen nodded."That's the point.Exactly."Barrow looked at Dave almost with awe."That's a remarkable comparison."Bardeen, too, for some reason was looking at Dave with visible respect.Then he thanked Dave for coming over, and expressed his appreciation for Dave's help in catching the intruder.When Dave was in the hall, Barrow came out."Excuse me," said Barrow, frowning."You like this girl you mentioned?""Very much," said Dave.Barrow paused, his eyes unfocussed.Dave waited.This was the way things often went, and the reason why Dave had been so surprised at Barrow's commonplace remark about fools on the road."Yes," said Barrow, "we must have an open house.Project 'S' is almost finished.That's the only way [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]