Quotations by George Porter
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Born: Monday, December 6, 1920 Died: Saturday, August 31, 2002 (81 years old) Profession: Scientist Nationality: English
I have no doubt that we will be successful in harnessing the sun's energy. If sunbeams were weapons of war, we would have had solar energy centuries ago. - George Porter (Keywords: War, Successful, Doubt, Energy, Sun, Weapons, Will) It is not only my laboratory and my place of work but also my home, so that on the 30th October I was able to share my happiness immediately with my students and collaborators and, at the same time, with my wife and family. - George Porter (Keywords: Family, Happiness, Work, Home, Time, Wife, October, Students) Tonight I should like to thank all those who have shared my work and to acknowledge the debt that I owe to my wife whose encouragement to put research before all other things has been a great strength to me. - George Porter (Keywords: Work, Wife, Strength, Debt, Encouragement, Research) 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. - George Porter (Keywords: Happiness, Life, Science, Coffee)
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