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SSH:
he died of cancer of the liver.
Do you think that Hamilton's shyness influenced the way
he ran Crocker Lab?
Do you think it was a more isolated
group because of the personality of its director?
KGS;
I don't think he did anything other than anyone else
would have done.
We were under very heavy security all
the time.
SSH:
How long did that last? She-securtty®”
KGS;
Right up until the day I left there, '51.
Everything we
did and published was classifiedhat placess full of
declassified documents over there,
SSH:
So even if he'd wanted to have a closer scientific
relationship with Denner Lab,.and that was what was in
the back of my mind when I asked that question,.it
would have been very difficult, just because of the
secret nature ofHe wont
Yes, it.could have beeng(yess
But then on top of that you had
the personal problems
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Hamilton and John Lawrence, ,-_
That's right. Qng/t don't think they really had a problem:
they were just: competitorsg) and