 Which of these is the most important reason Dr. Niemand contacted Dr. Hillyard specifically?
This, be it understood, is fiction—nothing but fiction—and not, under any circumstances, to be considered as having any truth whatever to it. In the closing days of December, 1957, at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in New York, Dr. Niemand delivered a paper entitled simply, "On the Nature of the Solar S-Regions." These implications are discussed here in an exclusive interview with Dr. Niemand by Philip Latham. I think our biggest advance was the discovery that sunspots themselves are not the direct cause of the disturbances we have been studying on the Earth. No, Mr. Latham, it's time the stress-and-strain theory was relegated to the junk pile along with demoniac possession and blood letting.
 Dr. Hillyard is located on the east coast
 Dr. Hillyard is located on the east coast  Dr. Niemand wanted to see if this was happening in other parts of California  They were old roommates, so Dr. Niemand could trust him with his theory  They were friends from medical school