George Porter English Scientist Quotations

It is a joyous occasion for a scientist when the subject which interests him most is recognised by the highest honour that the world can bestow.

Science and Literature are splendid, and it is really to science and literature themselves that this distinguished company pays its homage.

We three chemists here are the most fortunate of Nobel Laureates, many of whom are rewarded after years of patient and painstaking work.

We are rewarded for work the very essence of which is that we were so impatient that we spent only a millionth of a second over an experiment.

When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happiness is sweet indeed. Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers.