“If you have the door to your office closed, you get more work done today and tomorrow, and you are more productive than most. But ten years later somehow, you dont quite know what problems are worth working on.” IfsKnowsYearsDoneProblemTodayDoorsTomorrowTenOfficeProductiveWork DoneToday And Tomorrow Author:Richard Hamming
“Both my parents instilled an interest in science and mathematics.” ParentInterestMathematics Author:George Smoot
“I think we all want to know where we came from and how we fit into the world, but some of us need to know how it all works in great detail.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWantNeedsKnow HowFitDetailsWhere We Came Author:George Smoot
“I played football and ran track in junior high, but by high school I was getting serious about my studies.” SchoolStudyFootballSeriousHigh SchoolTrackRanJuniorsJunior High Author:George Smoot
“With something like Chernobyl, the public reaction was Oh, my God, science has really done wrong.” DoneReactionsChernobyl Author:George Smoot
“My name is George Smoot III, and I AM smarter than a fifth-grader.” NamesSmarterFifthFifth Graders Author:George Smoot
“It is hard to rationalise or explain why you love what you love. But I have always been interested in science and maths, and in high school I was struck that you could use maths to understand nature and science.” HardUseSchoolHigh SchoolMathWhat You Love Author:Serge Haroche
“Sunday is the day I connect with Buenos Aires. I speak to or text my mother every day, but on Sunday I phone everyone.” MotherSpeakPhonesSundayBuenos Aires Author:Elena Roger