This article is adapted from a talk that was presented by Caltech vice provost and professor of physics and applied physics David Goodstein.
In the 1950s, it was not Saudi Arabia but the United States that was the world's greatest producer of oil. Much of our military and industrial might grew out of our giant oil industry, and most people in the oil business thought that this bonanza would go on forever.
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