Talk:Edward Condon
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Quote: Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, would call the physicist "Dr. Condon," the "weakest link" in American security, and even the "missing link." While it of course would be technically correct for someone to have referred to him as "Dr. Condon", I believe this is a misquote given its context. The Congressman in fact called him "Dr. Condom" (with an M) on at least one occasion as a means of mocking him. This incident is noted in Carl Sagan's "The Demon-Haunted World," which is listed amongst the references for this article. (Obviously, this is a very minor point, and a very minor mistake, but it could be confusing for someone reading the article who had no prior knowledge of this and would wonder why the author bothered pointing out that someone called him by his title and last name, especially when presented in a context of supposed derogation.) I would have fixed it myself, but it probably would have been interpreted as vandalism and reverted.
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