Robert B. Laughlin

In parallel with the development of my interests in technical gadgetry I began to acquire a profound love of and respect for the natural world which motivates my scientific thinking to this day.

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These are some quotes by American author Robert B. Laughlin Physicist, who was born on November 1, 1950.

Quotes by Robert B. Laughlin

At Berkeley I had my first encounter with real professional scientists.

Robert B. Laughlin

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My job at Stanford is rather different from the ones I had held previously in that my own ambitions must take a back seat to the well-being of the students with whom I work.

Robert B. Laughlin

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To this day I always insist on working out a problem from the beginning without reading up on it first, a habit that sometimes gets me into trouble but just as often helps me see things my predecessors have missed.

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