Science goes through fads, and there are big ups and crashes. Eric Betzig bigcrashfad Change image and share on social
I was born in 1960 and can still tell you the name of every astronaut from Mercury to Apollo. If I had a chance, I'd love to go into space on one of the privately developed space crafts. Eric Betzig apolloastronautbear Change image and share on social
The question was, 'Is there a way of minimizing the amount of damage you're doing so that you can then study cells in a physiological manner while also studying them at high spatial and temporal resolution for a long time?' Eric Betzig amountcelldamage share on social
It takes a huge amount of effort to move from a successful high-tech prototype to broader adoption of an imaging technology. Eric Betzig adoptionamountbroad Change image and share on social
When I listen to music from different eras, I sense different things. The 1940s music, there's so much optimism and romance, maybe because they just solved the biggest problem on Earth at that time - World War II. In the 1960s, there was so much creativity and innovation in sound. Eric Betzig 1940s1960sbig share on social
What was shocking to us was that by spreading the energy out across seven beams instead of one, the phototoxicity went way down. Eric Betzig beamenergyphototoxicity Change image and share on social
In my opinion, the only real asset one has is one's reputation, right? I mean, any company and institution can go belly up at any time. But if you have a good reputation, you know, you can usually find somebody who can - who thinks they can use what you have to offer. Eric Betzig assetbellycompany share on social
It always irritated me that people think they have to be locked into a career path. Eric Betzig careerirritatelock Change image and share on social
In essence, we're imaging the same cell for anywhere from forty to a hundred thousand times to create one of the movies that we see. Eric Betzig cellcreateessence Change image and share on social
There's always something that an engineer can do to make microscopes better. Eric Betzig engineermakemicroscope Change image and share on social
