 Weinberg was subsequently appointed director in 1955 . He often sat in the front row at ORNL division information meetings and he would ask the first , often very penetrating , question after each scientific talk . For young scientists giving their first presentation , the experience could be frightening , but it was also exciting and stimulating . When asked how he found the time to attend every meeting , Weinberg replied jokingly , " We didn 't have a DOE in those days . " 
