Fermilab History and Archives Project | R.R. Wilson's Congressional Testimony, April 1969Return to Robert Rathbun Wilson Page On April 17, 1969, Robert R. Wilson testified in front of Congress' Joint Committee on Atomic Energy as part of the AEC Authorizing Legislation for FY 1970. Included here is his famed quote about the value of building Fermilab's first accelerator. His entire testimony from the hearing follows the excerpt. SENATOR PASTORE. Is there anything connected in the hope
