I would like to emphasize strongly my belief that the era…
“I would like to emphasize strongly my belief that the era of computing chemists, when hundreds if not thousands of chemists will go to the computing machine instead of the laboratory for increasingly many facets of chemical information, is already at hand. There is only one obstacle, namely that someone must pay for the computing time.”
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Computational chemistry will soon dominate research, but funding for computer time is the main barrier.
In simple terms: Chemistry will shift to computers; money is the hurdle.
Secure funding for computing resources.
Themes
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Type
When to use this quote
- academic labs
- industry R&D
- government grants
- private investment
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can institutions incentivize investment in computational chemistry?
- What alternative funding models exist?
Without funding, progress stalls despite technological readiness.