Robert Edwards quotes

Robert Edwards was an English physiologist renowned for his pioneering work in the development of in vitro fertilization (IVF). His achievements enabled millions of people around the world to have children through assisted reproductive technologies. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking contributions to reproductive medicine. Here are 5 of his quotes:

I wanted to find out exactly who was in charge, whether it was God Himself or whether it was scientists in the laboratory. It was us.

Robert Edwards

My first ideas of human in vitro fertilization (IVF) arose with my Ph.D. in Edinburgh University in the early 1950s. Supervised by Alan Beatty, my research was based on his work on altering chromosomal complements in mouse embryos.

Robert Edwards

The most important thing in life is having a child. Nothing is more special than a child.

Robert Edwards

Louise Brown's birth marked the end of the beginning of human IVF, acclaimed at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. This event was snubbed by some clinicians now styled as 'pioneers', who shouted that the test-tube claim was a fake! They did not matter.

Robert Edwards