Reunion of great historical figures

In response to the invitation for a rather unusual reunion of great historical figures...

• Newton said he’d drop in.

• Socrates said he’d think about it.

• Ohm resisted the idea.

• Boyle said he was under too much pressure.

• Darwin said he’d wait to see what evolved.

• Pierre and Marie Curie radiated enthusiasm.

• Volta was electrified at the prospect.

• Pavlov positively drooled at the thought.

• Ampere was worried he wasn’t current enough, though alternately none were.

• Audubon said he’d have to wing it.

• Edison thought it would be illuminating.

• Einstein said it would be relatively easy to attend.

• Archimedes was buoyant at the thought.

• Dr Jekyll declined - he said he hadn’t been feeling himself lately.

• Morse said, “I’ll be there on the dot. Can’t stop now, must dash.”

• Gauss was asked to attend because of his magnetism.

• Hertz said he planned to attend with greater frequency in the future.

• Watt thought it would be a good way to let off steam.

• Wilbur Wright accepted, provided he and Orville could get a flight.

• And Dr. Sigmund Freud couldn’t help but give it the slip.