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Leslie Groves finds Thérèse de Dillmont's Encyclopedia of Needlework on a table in 1943.
Thérèse de Dillmont (October 10, 1846 – May 22, 1890) was an Austrian needleworker and writer. Her book, Encyclopedia of Needlework, was translated into many different languages.
In 1943, Leslie Groves found the Encyclopedia of Needlework on a table at the home that Dr. Emmett Brown was pretending was his own. When Groves asked Brown if he was a fan of needlework, Emmett responded by stating that he believed that anything could inspire a breakthrough, and that he didn't like to discount anything. Vannevar Bush appreciated that answer, which helped lead to Doc getting a job working on the Manhattan Project, despite the fact that the men were aware that the interview did not actually take place at Emmett's residence.
