State v. Siegel

This case points up the great problems both legal and moral that we must again ponder in the wake of mankind’s continuing scientific advancement — an advancement that staggers the imagination with its potential for good but causes us pause for fear that we may create “Frankenstein’s” monster 1 and be unable to channel its growth. This is not a new or even unique quandary but one which most recently came into sharp focus with the advent of the atomic age. Nuclear energy offers the promise of reliei to a large portion of the earth’s population by alleviating such pressing problems as famine and…