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,…

- Joel Henry Hildebrand

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 …

- Joel Henry Hildebrand

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…

- Joel Henry Hildebrand

[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 …

- Joel Henry Hildebrand

The best person able to appraise promise as a mathematician is a gifted teacher, and not a professional tester.

- Joel Henry Hildebrand

[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…

- Joel Henry Hildebrand

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…

- Joel Henry Hildebrand

The invention of IQ did a great disservice to creativity in education. ... Individuality, personality, originality, are too precious to be meddled wi…

- Joel Henry Hildebrand

[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…

- Joel Henry Hildebrand