No idea, he might have also wanted to work in some of the more globally prestigious colleges in America too. His socialism was clearly a big part of his life, but his passion was in physics and he'd definitely want to go somewhere that had a better physics program.
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No idea, he might have also wanted to work in some of the more globally prestigious colleges in America too. His socialism was clearly a big part of his life, but his passion was in physics and he'd definitely want to go somewhere that had a better physics program.
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Cal Tech was bleeding edge at the time, though the Soviet institutions caught up pretty quickly in the 60s.
Plus he got to be BFFs with Paul Robeson in the US. who wouldn't want that?