 AP Photo My father was an engineer, and when I was a child, he told me the story of Prometheus, a famous Greek myth in which Zeus grows angry at Prometheus for giving humans the wisdom of fire, knowledge capable of bringing on disaster. As punishment, Zeus chains Prometheus to a rock, where an eagle pecks incessantly at his liver. Today, I cannot help but remember that story when I think about the development of nuclear technology, a modern-day incarnation of the wisdom of fire. TAGGED: Japan, Tokyo, National Security Council, Prime Minister, Natural Disaster, Naoto Kan, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, senior directorRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| The World Bank, and the world of 7 billion people whom it serves, deserve better than the antics of U.S. President Barack Obama's Treasury department clearly preparing for yet another American to take over. more ›› |
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