Sometimes it seems as if horror is the only story that science has to tell, or the only one we want to hear. Somebody has a gadget they have to build, an experiment too sweet to resist. .. The tug of war between beauty and horror is the theme of " Doctor Atomic. When I was a boy, I looked out into the star-filled sky one night and was awestruck by its beauty. .. A few days later, I happened on ...
