The Fog of War

bill — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 19:56:00 -0500

This is one of my favorite movies. It's an interview with Robert McNamara, who is a fascinating individual. Born into humble beginnings, he has a professor at Harvard, fought in WWII, moved up the ranks in Ford (where he introduced seat belts into cars) becoming the first CEO who wasn't a member of the Ford family, was tapped by President Kennedy to be Secretary of Defense, continued to serve under President Johnson, and later ran the World Bank.

This movie focuses on his involvement in Vietnam, World War II, and his thoughts on war in general. He's in his 80's (he'll be 90 this year), but is still amazingly sharp and eloquent. When I grow up I want to be just like him.

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Mini-Bio of Richard Feynman

bill — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 16:12:00 -0500

Storys and Bio of the late great Richard Feynman, a fantastic mind and an interesting character. Mr. Feynman was a nobel-prize winner, the inventer of nanotechnology, and would do crazy things in his youth like pick the locks on safes at the top-secret Manhattan project (where he worked) and leave silly notes inside.

I named one of my sons after Mr. Feynman. The piece is written by W. Daniel Hillis, no slouch himself.

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Thomlex - Biography

The Fog of War

Mini-Bio of Richard Feynman