Any chemist reading this book can see, in some detail, how I have spent most of my mature life. They can become familiar with the quality of my mind ….

Few scientists acquainted with the chemistry of biological systems at the molecular level can avoid being inspired. Evolution has produced chemical c….

I have always felt that I understood a phenomenon only to the extent that I could visualise it. Much of the charm organic chemical research has for m….

We usually don't have applications in mind. They come later..

An investigator starts research in a new field with faith, a foggy idea, and a few wild experiments. Eventually the interplay of negative and positiv….

This is largely the methodology I've used throughout my career - that is, starting with a question as to what might be the properties of a set of com….

To retain my fascination with chemistry, I have had to change my research fields about every 10 years..

Few scientists acquainted with the chemistry of biological systems at the molecular level can avoid being inspired..

By the time I entered college, I had decided not to have children, a decision that was never regretted. Accordingly, I was careful to court only girl….