William pursues a career in genetic engineering, referred to as homology, and has been trying to understand and cure autism, hence his chosen surname. Anthony has gone into telemetrics, and is working on the Mercury Project, the purpose of which is to send a robot to Mercury. This is a problem because the positronic brain at the time is not yet adapted to such an environment, so a computer on Earth must direct the robot.
William devotes himself to genetic engineering, known as homology, with the goal of understanding and curing autism, which explains his surname selection. Anthony has entered telemetrics and is working on the Mercury Project, whose objective is to send a robot to Mercury. The problem lies in the fact that the positronic brain isn't ready for this environment; hence, Earth-based computer control is required.