Eugene David
...The One-Minute Pundit

Tuesday, October 06, 2009


Well! At least these three worthy laureates are easily explained. But will scientific discovery prove as fruitful as it becomes increasingly difficult to link inventions with names?

And we wonder if the CCD is an entirely benign invention as it has helped set up a surveillance society. Ultimately these inventors are as blameless as Vladimir Zworykin when he came up with fully-electronic television -- but it is amazing how seldom scientists think through the consequences of their discoveries.

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