Columbia Quote by Sidney Altman

Eight months later, having left Columbia, I was studying physics in a summer program and working in Colorado when I decided to enroll as…

— Sidney Altman

I very much enjoyed my career in science. I didn't leave science because I was disillusioned, but felt I'd done my bit for it…

— John Polkinghorne

I studied physics at university, and I'm still a sucker for an experiment or scientific theory.

— Ben Miller

I was having a hard time getting interest from future employers because of my physics background. It seemed all anyone wanted was engineers.

— Shannon Walker

In 1955, I got my degree in electrical-mechanical engineering. I realised, however, that my interest was less in practical applications than in the understanding…

— Francois Englert

I started out with the intention of studying physics. I was a terrible high school student outside of the fact that I did well…

— Timothy Simons

I spent most of my career doing high-energy physics, quarks, dark matter, string theory and so on.

— Geoffrey West

I started in engineering, where I think I could have happily remained and, who knows, made a bundle as a civil engineer or mechanical…

— Jim Peebles

My first job out of school was to do basic research at Johns Hopkins University's applied physics lab.

— Gordon Moore

I was going to engineering school but fell in love with physics.

— Leonard Susskind

As a researcher, I look forward to being able to do space science in a space environment.

— Alan Stern

I am not sure what the future holds for me personally, but I envision myself continuing to work on spaceflight programs.

— Peggy Whitson