A party was arranged for the noble laurets. This is what their feelings about the party ;-)
: : Pierre and Marie Curie were radiating enthusiasm.
: : Einstein thought it would be relatively easy to attend.
: : Volta was electrified and Archimedes, buoyant at the thought of
it.
: : Ampere was worried he wasn't up to current research.
: : Ohm resisted the idea at first.
: : Boyle said he was under too much pressure.
: : Edison thought it would be an illuminating experience.
: : Watt reckoned it would be a good way to let off steam.
: : Stephenson thought the whole idea was loco.
: : Freud asked: "Can I come with my mother?"
: : Wilbur Wright accepted, provided he and Orville could get a flight.
: : Dr Jekyll declined - he hadn't been feeling himself lately.
: : Morse's reply: I'll be there on the dot. Can't stop now, must dash.
: : Heisenberg was uncertain if he could make it.
: : Hertz said in the future he planned to attend with greater frequency.
: : Henry begged off due to a low capacity for alcohol.
: : Audubon said he'd have to wing it.
: : Hawking said he'd try to string enough time together to make a
space
: : in his schedule.
: : Darwin said he'd have to see what evolved.
: : Schrodinger had to take his cat to the vet. Or did he?
: : Mendel said he'd put some things together and see what came out.
: : Descartes said he'd think about it.
: : Newton was moved to attend.
: : Pavlov was drooling at the thought.