A Golden Age

 

 

Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY

 

Jonathan apple trees left over from what once were farms dotted the isolated grounds. The clay tennis courts were groomed twice a day. If you went out to play at 9 AM or 2 PM, it was just like being at Roland Garros. It was towards the end of a golden age of industrial research. People were given resources to explore interesting things and, ultimately, many of these interesting things paid off.  And a few years on ...