Frederick Seitz Quotes

A good scientist is a person in whom the childhood quality of perennial curiosity lingers on. Once he gets an answer, he has other questions.

Research data on climate change do not show that human use of hydrocarbons is harmful. To the contrary, there is good evidence that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide is environmentally helpful.

Things that people learn purely out of curiosity can have a revolutionary effect on human affairs.

Individual curiosity, often working without practical ends in mind, has always been a driving force for innovation.

It is one thing to impose drastic measures and harsh economic penalties when an environmental problem is clear-cut and severe...