Rolf-Dieter Heuer

(1948) Physicist Germany

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Rolf-Dieter Heuer is a physicist from Germany, best known for Bestandteile der Materie.

Quick Facts About Rolf-Dieter Heuer

Born: May 24, 1948
Nationality: Germany
Profession: Physicist
Notable works: Bestandteile der Materie

About Rolf-Dieter Heuer

Rolf-Dieter Heuer is a German particle physicist. From 2009 to 2015 he was Director General of CERN and from 5 April 2016 to 9 April 2018 President of the German Physical Society. Since 2015 he has been Chair of the European Commission's Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, and since May 2017 he has been President of the SESAME Council.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Edison Volta Prize Wolfgang Paul Lecture Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Nature's 10 Urania Medal

Quotes by Rolf-Dieter Heuer

Good people climb quickly - just like in a company.

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Business

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Whatever basic science resolves, at some stage it is of use to society. The problem is we do not know when or…

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Basic

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At the moment, it actually says nothing about a possible cosmic-ray effect on clouds and climate, but it's a very important first…

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Arena

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If you don't invest in basic research at some stage you start losing the basis of applied research.

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Applied

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Geneva has a long history of hosting international organizations, which is part of the reason why CERN is here. CERN has signed…

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Agreement

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Science or research is always under pressure to deliver something which can be used immediately for society.

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Always

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People are saying I don't need science, I have everything, but everything is based on science.

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Based

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At some point, the time will have passed when individuals are capable of major discoveries.

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Capable

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If there is no fundamental science then there is no basis for applied science. We have to strike a balance. 23 years…

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Applied

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The ability to work together has to be in the blood of particle physicists. They learn very early on that it is…

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Ability

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We have reached a milestone in our understanding of nature. The discovery of a particle consistent with the Higgs boson opens the…

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Consistent

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The short-term vision is: I research on something which I can use tomorrow, and for some politicians it is even better if…

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Better

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