The sun doesn't shine at night, and wind power is highly variable. To meet our emissions goals, we're going to have to grasp every arrow in the quiver, and nuclear is one of those arrows. Burton Richter arrowemissiongoal Change image and share on social
Iran wants to join the group of countries that want to know about the biggest things, like space. Burton Richter bigcountrygroup Change image and share on social
In 1948 I entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, undecided between studies of chemistry and physics, but my first year convinced me that physics was more interesting to me. Burton Richter chemistryconvinceenter Change image and share on social
Is the sky falling? No. It's maybe drooping a bit. Burton Richter bitedroopfall Change image and share on social
During my first year as a graduate student, we worked on a measurement of the isotope shift and hyperfine structure of mercury isotopes. Burton Richter graduatehyperfineisotope Change image and share on social
Theorists can create all sorts of theories which go beyond the Standard Model. But there's not one bit of experimental evidence to point out which way you should go. Burton Richter bitecreateevidence Change image and share on social
While a lab Director can get done the things that he regards as important, he has the more important job of bringing out the best ideas of the broader scientific community. Burton Richter bringbroadcommunity Change image and share on social
As accelerators reach higher and higher energies, we may need a new Standard Model, or, at least, today's may need to be modified, but that's the way science operates. Burton Richter acceleratorenergyhigh Change image and share on social
Modern science is fast-moving, and no laboratory can exist for long with a program based on old facilities. Innovation and renewal are required to keep a laboratory on the frontiers of science. Burton Richter baseexistfacility Change image and share on social
What I found was that I thoroughly enjoyed the plumbing of experiment. Burton Richter enjoyexperimentfind Change image and share on social