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

"ButЦbut IТm not working on anything relevant to the SSC, as far as I
know." Most of his work dealt with interactions that took place at far
lower energies than that of the SSC.

"Actually, you are. Some of us here have become quite impressed with the
work youТre doing, and we want to meet you."

"Well, if thatТs all, why not come up here to Boston?"

Another pause. "IsnТt there any way you can come down forЦfor a week or
so?"

"IТm really not interested in leaving MIT. WhatТs this all about, anyway?"

"I canТt tell you over the phone."

"You canТt tell me over the phone? Is this some sort of joke?"

"No, itТs not a joke," she said quickly. "IТm serious. WeТre working on
something confidential here, and we could really use your help."

David thought for a moment. "I donТt have anything to do with weapons."

"Neither do we. WeТre not Los Alamos, weТre the SSC."

"YouТre not Fermilab, either."

"What?"

"I said youТre not Fermilab."

"I understood that, I just didnТt know what you meant."

"What I meant is that I already have an affiliation with one government
lab, Fermilab. And IТm content with those connections. Not to put too fine
a point on it, but when I do have to go visit a lab IТd rather have to go
to a large city like Chicago than a small town like Waxahachie." Easier to
find kosher food, he thought. "I know a lot of physicists would jump at the
chance to work on the SSC," he continued aloud, "but frankly, IТm not one
of them."

"I think you might jump at this."

"ThatТs your opinion, not mine. But IТm really not interested in doing any
work with the SSC. IТm sorry."

David thought that might end the phone call, but Dr. Anderson was still
persistent.

"Doctor StrockЦtrust me. This is big. And weТre not asking for any sort of