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John Polanyi Quotes

born 1929 Canada

John Charles Polanyi (born January 23, 1929) is a Jewish-Hungarian-German-English-Canadian chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986 for his experiments in understanding chemical processes better, and for his discoveries in reaction dynamics.

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Random John Polanyi quote

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It is not the laws of physics that make science possible but the unprovable proposition that there exists a grand design underlying the physical world.

Even in the world of molecules the civilising influence of modest restraints is a cause for rejoicing.

It is a truism that success in science comes to the individuals who ask the right questions.

Authority in science exists to be questioned, since heresy is the spring from which new ideas flow.

When, as we must often do, we fear science, we really fear ourselves. Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Polanyi (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.