This irritated some of Born's other students so much that Maria Goeppert presented Born with a petition signed by herself and others threatening a boycott of the class unless he made Oppenheimer quiet down.
Para outros estudantes de Born isto resultaba moi irritante, ata o punto de que Maria Goeppert-Mayer chegou a presentar unha petición asinada por varios dos estudantes que ameazaba con boicotear a clase a menos que Born conseguise tranquilizar a Oppenheimer.