The trick to education is to teach people in such a way that they donโt realize theyโre learning until itโs too late.
Harold Eugene EdgertonWhen I was a boy, I read with great interest but skepticism about as magic lamp which was used with success by a certain Aladdin. Today I have no skepticism whatsoever about the magic of the xenon flash lamp which we use so effectively for many purposes. (1970)
Harold Eugene EdgertonIf you don't wake up at three in the morning and want to do something, you're wasting your time.
Harold Eugene EdgertonWe worked and worked, didn't get anywhere. That's how you know you're doing research.
Harold Eugene Edgerton