First some known Symmetries
As everybody here knows, Dan Berry's thoughtful Statistical Science and scholarly article provides a lovely reprise of John's personal, educational and scientific career.
It also a fine picture of John as an assistant professor and as a tobogganing grandfather.
I am sure it was only the CIA's request that kept him from disclosing the mujahidin connection.
Let's Just Look at Some Reflections
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University of Sydney, B. Sc. 1959 ----- which reflects to 1909
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Princeton Ph. d 1962 --- which reflect to 1915.
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Various fiddling around --- no need to reflect, except for some additional time a Princeton ... about which more later.
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Yale Full Professor, 1972, --- reflects to 1935.
Hold it ... You mean that 1972 was as close t o1935 as 1972 is to the present. Yes, sadly, it is true.