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> [In 1948 I entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, undecided between studies of chemistry and physics, but my first year convinced me that physics was more interesting to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burton-richter/in-1948-i-entered-the-massachusetts-institute-of-technology-undecided/)

[Burton Richter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burton-richter/)

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## More by Burton Richter

> [Starving the future to feed the present is a mistake - it leads to obsolescence and stagnation. Sometimes it is hard to make this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burton-richter/starving-the-future-to-feed-the-present-is-a-mistake-it-leads-to/)

[Burton Richter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burton-richter/)

> [Getting enough energy to satisfy the needs of the developing world without bringing on an eco-disaster is not going to be easy. It will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burton-richter/getting-enough-energy-to-satisfy-the-needs-of-the-developing-world/)

[Burton Richter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burton-richter/)

> [I was born on 22 March 1931 in New York, the elder child of Abraham and Fanny Richter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burton-richter/i-was-born-on-22-march-1931-in-new-york-the-elder-child-of-abraham/)

[Burton Richter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burton-richter/)

> [In 1948 I entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, undecided between studies of chemistry and physics, but my first year convinced me that physics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burton-richter/in-1948-i-entered-the-massachusetts-institute-of-technology-undecided/)

[Burton Richter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burton-richter/)

> [Innovation and renewal are required to keep a laboratory on the frontiers of science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burton-richter/innovation-and-renewal-are-required-to-keep-a-laboratory-on-the/)

[Burton Richter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burton-richter/)

> [Modern science is fast-moving, and no laboratory can exist for long with a program based on old facilities. Innovation and renewal are required to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burton-richter/modern-science-is-fast-moving-and-no-laboratory-can-exist-for-long/)

[Burton Richter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burton-richter/)

> [Since stepping down as laboratory director in 1999, I have devoted an increasing fraction of my time to international issues. I am involved with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burton-richter/since-stepping-down-as-laboratory-director-in-1999-i-have-devoted-an/)

[Burton Richter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burton-richter/)

> [While a lab Director can get done the things that he regards as important, he has the more important job of bringing out the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burton-richter/while-a-lab-director-can-get-done-the-things-that-he-regards-as/)

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