The destiny of our society is yours to make and you have a vastly greater importance to the world than we do.

We live, I think, in the century of science and, perhaps, even in the century of physics.

The increase of scientific knowledge lies not only in the occasional milestones of science, but in the efforts of the very large body of men who with love and devotion observe and study nature.

Science shows us truth and beauty and fills each day with a fresh wonder of the exquisite order which governs our world.

To those of you who study history, economics, sociology, literature and language I present the challenge of the utilization of the enormous resources in our grasp to the problem of creating a genuinely good life for yourselves and your children.

No single achievement in science is possible without the painstaking work of the many hundreds who have built the foundation on which all new work is based.

The destiny of our society is yours to make and you have a vastly greater importance to the world than we do.