¶ Fuller, R.B.: A Propos Ben Franklin (1)
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Fuller, R.B.: A Propos Ben Franklin:
"It was the head of the Soviet Academy of Scientists who first made the comparison of RBF with Edison and Franklin.
"He gave the summary address to the 100 guests of the final formal dinner of the 1961 10-day ‘Dartmouth Conference’ held that year in Leningrad, between what the Russians called the leading representatives of across-the-board fields of the USA and USSR economies with 30 Russians and 25 USA’s participating. Amongst the USA team of 25 were Arthur Larsen, Norman Cousins, Dr. Paul Dudley White (cardiologist), James Michener (author), John Galbraith, Norton Simon, David Rockefeller and B. Fuller. The Russian team had five of its science academicians–also their leading philosophers, writers, economists, sociologists, the head of the moving picture institute, and the editor of Pravda. Both sides had the representatives of their air services and the professional disarmament negotiators.
“It was decided by both teams and mutually agreed between them not to have a final summary of the proceedings. Instead, on the last day’s morning a Russian team member would make a comprehensive forecast of world affairs, and in the afternoon”
