Fundamental Research Quotes

4 quotes by 4 authors

• [T]he history of science has proved that fundamental research is the lifeblood of individual progress and that the ideas that lead to spectacular advances spring… — Edward Victor Appleton
• Frequently, I have been asked if an experiment I have planned is pure or applied science; to me it is more important to know if… — William Shockley
• A wise man in China asked his gardener to plant a shrub. The gardener objected that it only flowered once in a hundred years. "In… — John Charles Polanyi
• Fundamental research is needed to make progress, which you cannot do solely by copying others. If you only do applied research, you quickly lose creativity. — Francois Englert

Who Wrote These Fundamental Research Quotes

4 authors contributed a total of 4 Fundamental Research Quotes as follows:

• 1 Fundamental Research Quote by Edward Victor Appleton
• 1 Fundamental Research Quote by William Shockley
• 1 Fundamental Research Quote by John Charles Polanyi
• 1 Fundamental Research Quote by Francois Englert