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Admiral William D. Leahy
(6 May 1875 - 20 Jul 1959)
American who was the first U.S. military officer to hold a five-star rank. He was President Truman's liaison to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Science Quotes by Admiral William D. Leahy (1 quote)
That is the biggest fool thing we have ever done. The [atomic] bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives.
[A skeptical comment on the U.S. Atomic Bomb Project, to President Harry S. Truman in 1945.]
[A skeptical comment on the U.S. Atomic Bomb Project, to President Harry S. Truman in 1945.]
— Admiral William D. Leahy
Memoirs: Year of Decisions (1955), Vol. 1, 11.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
