And another in the economist (in the middle of an 8 minute audio from Babbage Column prefaced by a discussion on walled gardens), 3:40 on. Very negative and critical, and probably rather embarrassing to the columnists in a few months time.
http://www.economist.com/multimedia?bclid=1242934274001&bctid=1785974317001 On 16 August 2012 00:36, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > There was an interesting obit for Martin Fleschmann this morning in the > Washington Post: > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/cold-fusion-scientist-fleischmann-dead-at-85/2012/08/14/10c12e10-e5c7-11e1-8f62-58260e3940a0_story.html > > In the comment section I mentioned the Celani demonstration. > > Here is something from obit: > > "As a boy, Dr. Fleischmann twice escaped the Nazis with his family. Once > they fled the Nazi-occupied region of Czechoslovakia into another part. > Then, when Nazi power expanded, they left for England, with at least one > close call. After leaving Prague by train, they had crossed Europe to the > border of Netherlands. There, Dr. Fleischmann recalled, according to the > Telegraph in London, the Germans were clearing refugees from the train. > > “We were in the last coach, and my father said: ‘No, sit tight; don’t get > off the train.’ ” > > That refusal to obey apparently saved their lives. With the family still > on board, the train left the station, making possible their arrival in > England." > > In the past I mentioned here that Fleischmann's father was killed by the > Gestapo. He was, but the story is a little complicated. He was severely > beaten and then for some inexplicable reason they let him go. As described > here, the family managed to get on a train and they escaped. He father > survived the trip to England but he died there from the effects of his > wounds. > > That is what Martin and Gene Mallove told me. I don't know any more > details than that. > > Years ago Martin told me about his early life in England. As I recall, he > said: "At age 14 I found myself in England, living in a chicken house. I > was lazy. The laziest boy in England. One day I told myself that if I did > not get off my butt, get to school and get to work, I would be living in a > chicken house the rest of my life." > > It is hard to imagine him lazy, since he worked nearly to the end of his > life, but that is how he told the story. > > - Jed > >
