Occupation: Chemist Birth: November 16, 1881 Death: April 30, 1983
A child of the new generation Refused to learn multiplication. He said 'Don't conclude That I'm stupid or rude; I am simply without motivation.'.
We must protect each other against the attacks of those self-appointed watchdogs of patriotism now abroad in the land who irresponsibly pin red label….
[About the demand of the Board of Regents of the University of California that professors sign non-Communist loyalty oaths or lose their jobs within ….
How fortunate for civilization, that Beethoven, Michelangelo, Galileo and Faraday were not required by law to attend schools where their total person….
[When questioned on his longevity] First of all, I selected my ancestors very wisely. ... They were long-lived, healthy people. Then, as a chemist, I….
That there is no such thing as the scientific method, one might easily discover by asking several scientists to define it. One would find, I am sure,….
[I shall not] discuss scientific method, but rather the methods of scientists. We proceed by common sense and ingenuity. There are no rules, only the….
Instead of adjusting students to docile membership in whatever group they happen to be placed, we should equip them to cope with their environment, n….
The invention of IQ did a great disservice to creativity in education. ... Individuality, personality, originality, are too precious to be meddled wi….
The members of the department became like the Athenians who, according to the Apostle Paul, "spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or ….
Very few people do anything creative after the age of thirty-five. The reason is that very few people do anything creative before the age of thirty-f….
Anyone who thinks we can continue to have world wars but make them nice polite affairs by outlawing this weapon or that should meditate upon the outl….
The best person able to appraise promise as a mathematician is a gifted teacher, and not a professional tester..
The men who have had the most to give to their fellow men are those who have enriched their minds and hearts in solitude. It is a poor education that….