A long URL:
http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/09/23/biotech-pioneer-steve-gillis-on-life-as-a-vc-how-todays-entrepreneurs-can-make-it-and-seattles-future-in-life-sciences-part-1/
QUOTE:
"Talk to any scientist who worked at Immunex in the early days, and
they'll tell you they adored Gillis, the inspirational scientist with
an irreverent brand of humor. Legend has it he used to dare
scientists to dream big, and instead of bashing them for running a
failed experiment, he'd honor goof-ups with the 'Pons & Fleischmann
award for achievement in dubious science,' named after the guys who
once claimed to discover cold fusion."
This tells you a lot. It shows that the public remains unaware of
cold fusion, and that many venture capitalists and journalists (such
as the author of this article) are as ignorant as any newspaper reader.
- Jed
