Conversation

"I was chairing a session on propellant synthesis at one of the big meetings, and found, on the program, that both Rocket-dyne and Allied were reporting on ONF3. I knew that they differed widely in their interpretations of the chemical bonding in the com-pound, so I rearranged the program to put the two papers back to back, in the hope of starting a fight. No luck, though — they were both too polite. Too bad."

Ignition! By John D. Clark