But There Is No Joy In Mudville

From The Beginning Of The Radiation Laboratory, I Have Had The Rare Good Fortune Of Being In The Center Of A Group Of Men Of High Ability, Enthusiastic And Completely Devoted To Scientific Pursuits.

I Am Mindful That Scientific Achievement Is Rooted In The Past, Is Cultivated To Full Stature By Many Contemporaries And Flourishes Only In Favorable Environment. No Individual Is Alone Responsible For A Single Stepping Stone Along The Path Of Progress, And Where The Path Is Smooth Progress Is Most Rapid. In My Own Work This Has Been Particularly True.

Oh, Somewhere In This Favoured Land The Sun Is Shining Bright; The Band Is Playing Somewhere; And Somewhere Hearts Are Light; And Somewhere Men Are Laughing; And Little Children Shout; But There Is No Joy In Mudville- Great Casey Has Struck Out.

No Individual Is Alone Responsible For A Single Stepping Stone Along The Path Of Progress, And Where The Path Is Smooth Progress Is Most Rapid.

For It Goes Without Saying That This Great Recognition At This Time Will Aid Tremendously Our Efforts To Find The Necessarily Large Funds For The Next Voyage Of Exploration Farther Into The Depths Of The Atom.