the equations or stumbled upon the fundamentals of nature. Indeed, not unlovely is the breeding ground of technicians and engineers which, as announced in stone above great, fluted columns, is the MASSACHVSETTS INSTITVTE OF TECHNOLOGY. "What do you expect from me—miracles!" Rausch demanded angrily. "Do you expect me to build an engine—" he snapped his fingers—"like so? I am a scientist, not a magician! To develop a new engine you must haf an organization that can supply the test benches with one experimental engine after the other. You must make, break and remake engines until you get one that works." References The New York Times, January 9, 1955, p. BR22: "Slide-Rule Wizard," by Henry Cavendish (review of The Gadget Maker) 1954 novels Massachusetts Institute of Technology Campus novels Fiction set in the 1940s Novels set in Massachusetts J. B. Lippincott & Co. books