Max Delbrück quotes
Max Delbrück was a German-American biophysicist and pioneering researcher in the field of molecular genetics. His work on bacteriophages laid the foundation for modern molecular biology. He made significant contributions to understanding how genetic information is transferred and regulated in cells. Here are 4 of his quotes:
The progress of science is tremendously disorderly, and the motivations that lead to this progress are tremendously varied, and the reasons why scientists go into science, the personal motivations, are tremendously varied. I have said ... that science is a haven for freaks, that people go into science because they are misfits, and that it is a sheltered place where they can spin their own yarn and have recognition, be tolerated and happy, and have approval for it.
Max Delbrück
The scientist addresses an infinitesimal audience of fellow composers. His message is not devoid of universality but it's universality is disembodied and anonymous. While the artist's communication is linked forever with it's original form, that of the scientist is modified, amplified, fused with the ideas and results of others, and melts into the stream of knowledge and ideas which forms our culture. The scientist has in common with the artist only this: that he can find no better retreat from the world than his work and also no stronger link with his world than his work.
Max Delbrück
Max Delbrück
Occupation: Researcher
Born: September 4, 1906
Died: March 10, 1981
Quotes count: 4
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