Geneva has a long history of hosting international organizations, which is part of the reason why CERN is here. CERN has signed agreements with the ITU, WIPO and the WMO. At first sight, there may not seem to be much… — Rolf-Dieter Heuer Copy Share Image
If there is no fundamental science then there is no basis for applied science. We have to strike a balance. 23 years ago the World Wide Web was born here. It has changed the world dramatically. — Rolf-Dieter Heuer Copy Share Image
Whatever basic science resolves, at some stage it is of use to society. The problem is we do not know when or where. — Rolf-Dieter Heuer Copy Share Image
At the moment, it actually says nothing about a possible cosmic-ray effect on clouds and climate, but it's a very important first step.” This… — Rolf-Dieter Heuer Copy Share Image
If you don't invest in basic research at some stage you start losing the basis of applied research. — Rolf-Dieter Heuer Copy Share Image
Geneva has a long history of hosting international organizations, which is part of the reason why CERN is here. CERN has signed agreements with… — Rolf-Dieter Heuer Copy Share Image
Science or research is always under pressure to deliver something which can be used immediately for society. — Rolf-Dieter Heuer Copy Share Image
People are saying I don't need science, I have everything, but everything is based on science. — Rolf-Dieter Heuer Copy Share Image
At some point, the time will have passed when individuals are capable of major discoveries. — Rolf-Dieter Heuer Copy Share Image
If there is no fundamental science then there is no basis for applied science. We have to strike a balance. 23 years ago the… — Rolf-Dieter Heuer Copy Share Image
The ability to work together has to be in the blood of particle physicists. They learn very early on that it is impossible to… — Rolf-Dieter Heuer Copy Share Image
We have reached a milestone in our understanding of nature. The discovery of a particle consistent with the Higgs boson opens the way to… — Rolf-Dieter Heuer Copy Share Image
The short-term vision is: I research on something which I can use tomorrow, and for some politicians it is even better if it's today.… — Rolf-Dieter Heuer Copy Share Image
