I called it ignose, not knowing which carbohydrate it was. This name was turned down by my editor. 'God-nose' was not more successful, so in the end 'hexuronic acid' was agreed upon. To-day the substance is called 'ascorbic acid' and… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Copy Share Image
Why does man behave like perfect idiot? This is the problem I wish to deal with. — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Copy Share Image
Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody else has thought. — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Copy Share Image
Science has helped us to understand and master ourselves, creating an elevated new form of human life, the wealth and beauty of which cannot… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Copy Share Image
“Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought.” — Albert Szent-Györgyi Copy Share Image
Senescent judges show how patriotic they are by passing out hard sentences for tearing up a draft card or following one's conscience according to… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Copy Share Image
If any student comes to me and says he wants to be useful to mankind and go into research to alleviate human suffering, I… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Copy Share Image
A vitamin is a substance that makes you ill if you don't eat it. — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Copy Share Image
The foodstuff, carbohydrate, is essentially a packet of hydrogen, a hydrogen supplier, a hydrogen donor, and the main event during its combustion is the… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Copy Share Image
If I go out into nature, into the unknown, to the fringes of knowledge, everything seems mixed up and contradictory, illogical, and incoherent. This… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Copy Share Image
Water, the Hub of Life. Water is its mater and matrix, mother and medium. Water is the most extraordinary substance! Practically all its properties… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Copy Share Image
All living organisms are but leaves on the same tree of life. The various functions of plants and animals and their specialized organs are… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Copy Share Image
Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought. — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Copy Share Image
