16 Quotes by Frederick Reines

Most of these experiments required the reduction of the cosmic ray muon flux in order to be successful, and the group necessarily became expert in the operation of deep underground laboratories.

Our home had many books due principally to the educational interests of my sister and two brothers, all of whom where serious students engaged in professional studies; my sister became a doctor of medicine and my brothers became lawyers.

I served as Dean until 1974, when I stepped down to return to full time teaching and research.

Over the years, a number of other intriguing experimental ideas and areas of investigation have been the objects of my attention, and I have devoted some time and effort to exploring the inherent possbilities.

Between college and graduate school, I even thought briefly about pursuing a professional singing career, but ultimately decided against it.

In 1956 we observed the electron antineutrino.

The idea of searching for the elusive neutrino had, in fact, occurred to me as early as 1947, but the opportunity did not present itself.