“Company drug use was common in very high altitude workers.”
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Famous Steven Magee Quotes
“There is a lot of willful irresponsibility in professional astronomy.”
“Prolonged altitude sickness generally leads to altitude diseases.”
“Daily fatigue was a problem for many very high altitude workers.”
“Over-the-counter drug abuse or addiction was a problem that I observed at Mauna Kea.”
“It was normal to drink two pots of coffee during an extreme night shift.”
“The most stimulants I have taken in life were during my extreme night shifts to keep me awake.”
“When I think of astronomy, I think of dangerous incompetents.”
“In 2019 it had emerged that I had been mercury poisoned while working in high altitude astronomy.”