Valuing New Ideas with an Open Mind

Nobel laureate C.H. Townes prizes retaining an open mind.

With it, he claims, America got to the moon on time and budget. Without it, he intimates, General Motors eminence went from American greatness to American cluelessness.

Believe him - he brought you the laser, modern fiber communications, an understanding of the cosmos, and countless other "game changing" events.

Because they are "game changers" - listen and you could win, don't listen and you will lose.

And what you didn't know - he took on Vannevar Bush, an early opponent of the Apollo program, where in his losing we all won. Read more...