| − | The novel says little of his background, other than that [[Robert Stadler]], Director of the [[State Science Institute]], had once taught him and could recommend him to [[Dagny Taggart]]. | + | The novel says little of his background. But it does reveal this salient fact: [[Robert Stadler]], Director of the [[State Science Institute]], tried to recruit him into the Institute. Quentin refused out-of-hand, on philosophical grounds. So he was mildly surprised when Dr. Stadler later recommended him to [[Dagny Taggart]]. |