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Quotes by Burton Richter

The sun doesn't shine at night, and wind power is highly variable. To meet our emissions goals, we're going to have to grasp every arrow in the quiver, and nuclear is one of those arrows.
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The sun doesn't shine at night, and wind power is highly variable. To meet our emissions goals, we're going to have to grasp every arrow in the quiver, and nuclear is one of those arrows.
The reason why Three Mile Island makes such a big impact is because of a Jane Fonda movie called 'The China Syndrome.'
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The reason why Three Mile Island makes such a big impact is because of a Jane Fonda movie called 'The China Syndrome.'
In 1960, I married Laurose Becker. We have two children: Elizabeth, born in 1961, and Matthew, born in 1963.
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In 1960, I married Laurose Becker. We have two children: Elizabeth, born in 1961, and Matthew, born in 1963.
Is the sky falling? No. It's maybe drooping a bit.
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Is the sky falling? No. It's maybe drooping a bit.
Iran wants to join the group of countries that want to know about the biggest things, like space.
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Iran wants to join the group of countries that want to know about the biggest things, like space.
What lots of people have been trying to do ever since is find what's beyond the current Standard Model. So far, it has stood impervious to all attacks.
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What lots of people have been trying to do ever since is find what's beyond the current Standard Model. So far, it has stood impervious to all attacks.
I got no thrill from solving an integral equation, but I did get a thrill from building an exotic piece of equipment that worked.
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I got no thrill from solving an integral equation, but I did get a thrill from building an exotic piece of equipment that worked.
What we're really after is trying to understand what's in the mind of God.
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What we're really after is trying to understand what's in the mind of God.
What I found was that I thoroughly enjoyed the plumbing of experiment.
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What I found was that I thoroughly enjoyed the plumbing of experiment.
As accelerators reach higher and higher energies, we may need a new Standard Model, or, at least, today's may need to be modified, but that's the way science operates.
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As accelerators reach higher and higher energies, we may need a new Standard Model, or, at least, today's may need to be modified, but that's the way science operates.
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