Quotes From Enrico Fermi

Before I came here, I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture, I am still confused, but on a higher level. There are two possible outcomes, if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery. If I could remember the names of these particles, I would have been a botanist. Whatever nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better than knowledge. When asked what characteristics Nobel Prize winning physicists had in common I cannot think of a single one, not even intelligence. It is clear that the use of such a weapon cannot be justified on any ethical ground which gives a human being a certain individuality and dignity even if he happens to be a resident of an enemy country.