Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk (71 page)

*Amos Tversky, who plays an important role in Chapters 16 and 17, died unexpectedly just
as this book was about to go into print.

*The scientist who developed the Saturn 5 rocket that launched the first Apollo mission to
the moon put it this way: "You want a valve that doesn't leak and you try everything possible to develop one. But the real world provides you with a leaky valve. You have to
determine how much leaking you can tolerate." (Obituary of Arthur Rudolph, in The New
York Times, January 3, 1996.)