In our educational institutions applied science may almost be described as a "no-man's land."

The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler.

No endeavor that is worthwhile is simple in prospect; if it is right, it will be simple in retrospect.

If there ever was a misnomer, it is "exact science." Science has always been full of mistakes. The present day is no exception. And our mistakes are good mistakes; they require a genius to correct. Of course, we do not see our own mistakes.

Today's science is tomorrow's technology.

Had we not pursued the hydrogen bomb, there is a very real threat that we would now all be speaking Russian. I have no regrets.

It is often claimed that knowledge multiplies so rapidly that nobody can follow it. I believe this is incorrect. At least in science it is not true. The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler. This, of course, goes contrary to what everyone accepts.