Design Quote by George Cowan

Nuclear man is the man who realizes that his creative powers hold the potential for self-destruction. He sees that in this nuclear age vast…

— Henri Nouwen

An innovator is one who does not know it cannot be done.

— Raghunath Anant Mashelkar

“The Fukushima nuclear complex went on to become the worst man-made engineering disaster in all of human history, outside of war.”

— Steven Magee

[I]t is necessary to insist upon this extraordinary but undeniable fact: experimental science has progressed thanks in great part to the work of men…

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

In his scientific genius, man has wrought material miracles and has transformed his world. He has harnassed nature and has developed great civilizations. But…

— Ralph Bunche

“Why should a man marry and have children, study and build a career; why should he invent new techniques, build new institutions, and develop…

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

“Of all human inventions the organization, a machine constructed of people performing interdependent functions, is the most powerful. Because it is so powerful, the…

— Robert Shea

No-one really thought of fission before its discovery.

— Lise Meitner

You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.

— Homer Simpson

Those involved with practical reactors, humbled by their experiences, speak less and worry more.

— Hyman Rickover

Nuclear arms and atomic power represent a technology in which coexistence with man is extremely difficult.

— Naoto Kan

So, it's a very, you know - maybe we're wrong in - you know, we go around thinking the innovator is the person who's…

— Malcolm Gladwell