Not a man among the three suspected how closely they would be working together after they graduated.
Not a man among the three suspected how closely they would be working together after they graduated.
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John Galt did come back to PHU after graduation, to begin postgraduate training under Stadler's advice. But that was the year that Stadler endorsed the establishment of a [[State Science Institute]]. Appalled, Galt asked for and got an appointment with Stadler in his office. Galt began at once to tell Stadler that he was making a very serious mistake, that "abstract" and "applied" science should never split, and that under no circumstances should the government fund scientific work. To his surprise and immense disappointment, Stadler was having none of this. The meeting turned more acrimonious with every passing minute, and finally Galt left the office. He also left PHU, never to return. Stadler's rejection of his advice was something that Galt would never forget or "get over." It was also something that he would never understand, not even later, when Stadler would try to explain himself to him. (See below.)