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 Copy Share Image
To solve a problem is to create new problems, new knowledge immediately reveals new areas of ignorance, and the need for new experiments. At least, in the field of fast reactions, the experiments do not take very long to perform. — George Porter Copy Share Image
Should we force science down the throats of those that have no taste for it ? Is it our duty to drag them kicking… — George Porter Copy Share Image
Tonight I should like to thank all those who have shared my work and to acknowledge the debt that I owe to my wife… — George Porter Copy Share Image
To feed applied science by starving basic science is like economising on the foundations of a building so that it may be built higher.… — George Porter Copy Share Image
Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers. — George Porter Copy Share Image
When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happiness is sweet indeed. Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life… — George Porter Copy Share Image
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… — George Porter Copy Share Image
To solve a problem is to create new problems, new knowledge immediately reveals new areas of ignorance, and the need for new experiments. At… — George Porter Copy Share Image
It is not only my laboratory and my place of work but also my home, so that on the 30th October I was able… — George Porter Copy Share Image
