133 Quotes About English-scientist

  • Author George Porter
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    When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happiness is sweet indeed. Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers.

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  • Author George Porter
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    We three chemists here are the most fortunate of Nobel Laureates, many of whom are rewarded after years of patient and painstaking work.

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  • Author George Porter
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    It is a joyous occasion for a scientist when the subject which interests him most is recognised by the highest honour that the world can bestow.

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  • Author George Porter
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    We are rewarded for work the very essence of which is that we were so impatient that we spent only a millionth of a second over an experiment.

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  • Author George Porter
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    Science and Literature are splendid, and it is really to science and literature themselves that this distinguished company pays its homage.

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  • Author John Pople
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    My contribution to quantum chemistry has depended hugely on work by others. The international community in our field is a close one.

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  • Author John Pople
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    I had to leave Cambridge and take up industrial employment for a period. This was with the Bristol Aeroplane Company. There was little to do there.

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