Roger Billings - If the Apple Did Not Fall - 1971

Here's an interesting blast from the past.  I found a paper written by Roger Billings back in 1971 while he was still in college.  It was in response to a call from the Gravity Research Foundation for essays with unique perspectives on gravity.  Here it is:

Roger Billings' If the Apple Did Not Fall (.pdf)

The published list of Roger Billings' competition that year shows international interest for many well known universities including University of Cambridge, University of California, Stanford, Tel-Aviv University, and many others.

I enjoyed the bio and list of awards at the end -- quite a list for 22 years young.  To me the paper inspires one to think "out of the box" and believe that the next quantum leap in science might just happen today.