This paper describes the events leading to the discovery of coupled
superconductors, the author's move in the 1970s to a perspective where mind
plays a role comparable to matter, and the remarkable hostility sometimes
encountered by those who venture into unconventional areas.Comment: Invited paper for special issue of Low Temperature Physics/Fizika
Nizkikh Temperatur devoted to "Quantum Coherent Effects in Superconductors
and New Materials". 6pp. v5: open-access published versio