Roald Hoffmann quotes

Roald Hoffmann is a Polish-American theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate, renowned for his work in quantum chemistry. His research led to the development of the Woodward-Hoffmann rules, which explain chemical reactions at the molecular level. He has also contributed to science communication through poetry and literature. Here are 5 of his quotes:

I am a teacher, and I am proud of it. At Cornell University I have taught primarily undergraduates, and indeed almost every year since 1966 have taught first-year general chemistry.

Roald Hoffmann

One day I discovered that one could get the barrier to internal rotation in ethane approximately right using this method. This was the beginning of my work on organic molecules.

Roald Hoffmann

I came to a happy Jewish family in dark days in Europe.

Roald Hoffmann

Our part of Poland was under Russian occupation from 1939-1941.

Roald Hoffmann