Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers. — 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
