I had more or less abandoned the idea of an electroweak gauge theory during the period 1961-1970. Of the several reasons for this, one was the failure of my naive foray into renormalizability. Sheldon Lee Glashow abandonelectroweakfailure Change image and share on social
In 1969, John Iliopoulos and Luciano Maiani came to Harvard as research fellows. Together, we found the arguments that predicted the existence of charmed hadrons. Sheldon Lee Glashow argumentcharmexistence Change image and share on social
Plane geometry is sort of the key course where you learn about proving things and abstraction. Sheldon Lee Glashow abstractiongeometrykey Change image and share on social
I think that I got committed to physics at the age of - oh, it must have been 1942 - ten, when most countries were at war and children were interested in airplanes and bombs and such things. Sheldon Lee Glashow ageairplanebomb Change image and share on social
The standard theory may survive as a part of the ultimate theory, or it may turn out to be fundamentally wrong. In either case, it will have been an important way-station, and the next theory will have to be better. Sheldon Lee Glashow casefundamentallyimportant share on social
My father said I should become a doctor and do science in my spare time, which in retrospect might not have been a bad idea, but I wasn't interested in taking care of people's ills. Sheldon Lee Glashow badcaredoctor Change image and share on social
String theory has had a long and wonderful history. It originated as a technique to try to understand the strong force. It was a calculational mechanism, a way of approaching a mathematical problem that was too difficult, and it was a promising way, but it was only a technique. It was a mathematical technique rather than a theory in itself. Sheldon Lee Glashow approachcalculationaldifficult share on social
The question of energy is an important one. The big issue is how to get it, how not to destroy the environment, and how to survive as a species. It's a big deal. Sheldon Lee Glashow bigdealdestroy Change image and share on social
Chemistry is good for fun - it's like baseball. It has its role for small children, but I can't see an adult being concerned with it. Sheldon Lee Glashow adultbaseballchemistry Change image and share on social
From 1958 to 1966, I was in exile. I just wandered around teaching, waiting for an offer from Harvard. Sheldon Lee Glashow exileharvardoffer Change image and share on social