OT: barter, I think you would enjoy, if you like to read, Tuxedo Park by Jennet Conant, Publisher, 2002, Simon & Schuster.
Subtitle: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science that changed the course of World War II.
Well, some of you may find it interesting about the invention of radar and other scientific developments. I found it a great read about how Alfred Lee Loomis created a closed scientific community at Tuxedo Park. A slightly obscure character, but a vital link to the saving of democracy during WWII.