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 nostr:npub1ks70cf3wt30sn2gqjnw4zjtd7ztwnnaq4fy0azpdvtlthg7eqrpqlteg5u nostr:npub1kvnpp3m60derhwpqwc09zhk3ehk48tr6agc6dk9z2vggu9sga28qpxhm73 For me, the coolest story about him is how he took Pile-1 critical, watching the gauges, and doing calculations on a *6" sliderule*, and giving instructions. There was a team of people calculating as well, but they were 10 minutes behind - a long time for a critical nuclear reactor!