I Say, Technically, I Don't Think Anyone

As Long As Scientists Are Free To Pursue The Truth Wherever It May Lead, There Will Be A Flow Of New Scientific Knowledge To Those Who Can Apply It To Practical Problems.

The Responsibility For The Creation Of New Scientific Knowledge - And For Most Of Its Application - Rests On That Small Body Of Men And Women Who Understand The Fundamental Laws Of Nature And Are Skilled In The Techniques Of Scientific Research. We Shall Have Rapid Or Slow Advance On Any Scientific Frontier Depending On The Number Of Highly Qualified And Trained Scientists Exploring It.

It Was Through The Second World War That Most Of Us Suddenlyappreciated For The First Time The Power Of Man's Concentrated Efforts To Understand And Control The Forces Of Nature.we Were Appalled By What We Saw.

The Common Idea That Scientists Reject A Theory As Soon As It Leads To A Contradiction Is Just Not So. When They Get Something That Works At All They Plunge Ahead With It And Ignore Its Weak Spots... Scientists Are Just As Bad As The Rest Of The Public In Following Fads And Being Influenced By Mass Enthusiasm.

I Say, Technically, I Don't Think Anyone In The World Knows How To Do Such A Thing. And I Feel Confident It Will Not Be Done For A Very Long Period To Come. I Think We Can Leave That Out Of Our Thinking. I Wish The American Public Would Leave That Out Of Their Thinking.