"Burstein, Michael A - Reality Check" - читать интересную книгу автора (Burstein Michael A)

"No, itТs OK, thatТs why I asked." David thought for a moment. "I wish I
could help. Do you want me to talk to Dennis?"

"No! I mean, better I should handle it myself. I donТt want him to think
IТve been talking to other professors about this."

But you are, David thought, then retracted it. Judith wasnТt complaining to
another professor, she was confiding in a friend. "ItТs not like weТre in
the same department. I donТt think heТd mind."

"I know, but still . . ." She trailed off.

David nodded. "I understand. Still, if thereТs anything I can do for youЦ"

"YouТll be the first to know."

They finished eating their lunch in silence.

* * *

David got most of his paperwork finished by the middle of the afternoon,
and decided to leave early. Still ruminating over what he might do to help
out Judith, he sighed audibly. Physics problems were so much easier to
solve than real ones. What was that quotation from his high school physics
teacher, Mr. Borten? Ah, yes. "Physics is easy. Life is hard."

Just as he was gathering up his papers and getting ready to go, the phone
rang. David stuffed the papers into his backpack and picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hello," said a womanТs voice. "Is this David Strock?"

"Speaking."

"Dr. Strock, my name is Kristin Anderson. IТm a physicist working at the
SSC."

The Superconducting Supercollider. David knew a few people who worked on
projects there, of course, but he didnТt know anyone who worked there full
time. "Yes?"

The physicist on the other end of the line paused for a moment, then said,
"WeТd like to invite you to come down to Waxahachie. We have a position we
think you might be interested in."

"Me?" David asked, puzzled. "IТm a theorist, not an experimentalist."

"We do have theoretical physicists on staff."