George Porter Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by George Porter:

Tonight I should like to thank all those who have shared my work and to acknowledge the debt that I owe to my wife whose encouragement to put research before all other things has been a great strength to me.
~George Porter


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When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happiness is sweet indeed. Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers.
~George Porter


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/george-porter-quotes/#2d5bbd73

I have no doubt that we will be successful in harnessing the sun's energy. If sunbeams were weapons of war, we would have had solar energy centuries ago.
~George Porter


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/george-porter-quotes/#09d7386b

It is not only my laboratory and my place of work but also my home, so that on the 30th October I was able to share my happiness immediately with my students and collaborators and, at the same time, with my wife and family.
~George Porter


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/george-porter-quotes/#0d052714

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