re: #151 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

some people are harmless as long as they do not venture from their field of specialization. William Shockley was a leader in developing transistor technology before he ventured into race and intelligence studies.

The scuttlebutt about Shockley is he was not central to the development of the transistor, but horned in on the action once it became clear the project would be a success.