We’ll Drive Off That Bridge When We Come To It
“Hello, my name is Edward and I’ll be your driver this evening”.
And as long as we’re talking about bridges you may want to revist the Bridges of Madison County
Excuse me
Oh will you excuse me
I’m just trying to find the bridge… Has anybody seen the bridge?
(Have you seen the bridge?)
I ain’t seen the bridge!
(Where’s that confounded bridge?) ~ “The Crunge”, Led Zeppelin
All these bridges lead us to today’s OODguest the distinguished Nobel Prize winning scientist Henry Taube. Dr. Taube won the 1983 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his groundbreaking studies of how electrons are transferred among molecules during chemical reactions. Dr. Taube showed that electrons cannot simply jump between molecules during chemical reactions, but rather these electrons require some type of temporary bridge between the two reaction sites.
Dr. Taube further showed that these transfers could occur over relatively long distances if only a confounded bridge of sufficient length could be found. Certainly not a A Bridge Too Far
Electron transfers are a fundamental aspect of all chemical reactions - consider that while bridging the space between your plate and your mouth. And we’re just guessing here, but likely Dr. Taube’s bridges were discovered for vastly less tax dollars than will be spent on your basic pork barrel Bridge To Nowhere.
And aren’t you just tickled that we got all this way without mentioning that Dr. Taube’s and Steven Spielberg could be said to have something in common? Ah, shucks now, assuredly you can bridge this connection…
