My childhood home backed onto wheat and cotton fields. Robert B. Laughlin backchildhoodcotton Change image and share on social
I was an extremely reclusive and introverted boy. Robert B. Laughlin boyextremelyintrovert Change image and share on social
As a consequence while we had a roof over our heads, food on the table, and clothes to wear to school we were constantly conscious of being of modest means. Robert B. Laughlin clotheconsciousconsequence Change image and share on social
It was at this moment that I wrote my first important paper in theoretical physics. I was 32 years old, 5 years beyond the alleged age of senility for theorists. Robert B. Laughlin ageallegeimportant Change image and share on social
Another important aspect of our home was respect for ideas. Robert B. Laughlin aspecthomeidea Change image and share on social
The questions worth asking, in other words, come not from other people but from nature, and are for the most part delicate things easily drowned out by the noise of everyday life. Robert B. Laughlin delicatedrowneasily Change image and share on social
Western society has many flaws, and it is good for an educated person to have thought some of these through, even at the expense of losing a lecture or two to tear gas. Robert B. Laughlin educateexpenseflaw Change image and share on social
At Berkeley I had my first encounter with real professional scientists. Robert B. Laughlin berkeleyencounterprofessional Change image and share on social
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. Robert B. Laughlin begindayhabit share on social
It is an interesting fact that during my tour I was never allowed access to computers, radios, or anything else that I might damage through curiosity, or perhaps something more sinister. Robert B. Laughlin accessallowcomputer Change image and share on social
