Letters, may 10, 1954

Life & Times of a Scientist

Sir:

I congratulate TIME [April 26] for the article: J. Robert Oppenheimer-His Life & Times ... I don't know of any public voice written or spoken to match the gallantry and courage expressed in this article.

HENRY GLASER

New York City

On May 30, 1431, Pierre Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais, sentenced Joan of Arc, who in wartime had given her best to her nation, to be burnt as a witch; 500 years later we find a new group of witch hunters turning upon J. Robert Oppenheimer, who had...

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