I am ever more intrigued by the correspondence between mathematics and physical facts. The adaptability of mathematics to the description of physical…

- Nicolaas Bloembergen

After the German occupation of Holland in May 1940, the last two dark years of the war I spent hiding indoors from the Nazis, eating tulip bulbs to f…

- Nicolaas Bloembergen

As was the case for Nobel's own invention of dynamite, the uses that are made of increased knowledge can serve both beneficial and potentially harmfu…

- Nicolaas Bloembergen

Increased knowledge clearly implies increased responsibility.

- Nicolaas Bloembergen