22 Quotes by Ivar Giaever

My own beliefs are that the road to a scientific discovery is seldom direct and that it does not necessarily require great expertise. In fact, I am convinced that often a newcomer to a field has a great advantage because he is ignorant and does not know all the complicated reasons why a particular experiment should not be attempted.

If I have learned anything as a scientist, it is that one should not make things complicated when a simple explanation will do.

I would say that, basically, global warming is a non-problem.

If you want to help Africa, you should help them out of poverty, not try to build solar cells and windmills.

'Incontrovertible' is not a scientific word. Nothing is incontrovertible in science.

Science is to find something unknown, while invention is to make something new out of the known theory.

There are 15 main theories in physics, and we know all of them. If there weren't a finite number of theories, there would not be a point to physics.

There are just two things you can do to win a Nobel prize - have a good idea and pursue it effectively.

Understanding truth is the primary objective of science, not doing good for the world.