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There is nothing wrong with good accounting, except that it does not necessarily lead to good science.

~Gerhard Herzberg

Topics: Accounting Does Except Good Lead Necessarily Nothing Science Wrong

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Pursue science because it is knowledge, because it broadens our horizons. There is so much more to be discovered.

~Gerhard Herzberg

Topics: Because Discovered Horizons Knowledge More Much Our Pursue Science

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Every newspaper feels it must have an astrology column, and even in the Carleton University bookstore this morning, I found books on astrology for sale.

~Gerhard Herzberg

Topics: Astrology Books Bookstore Column Even Every Feels Found Morning Must Newspaper Sale University

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If you start from nothing, it is very difficult to get anywhere.

~Gerhard Herzberg

Topics: Anywhere Difficult Get Nothing Start Very You

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The Glassco Commission was really not interested in good science. It was interested in good accounting.

~Gerhard Herzberg

Topics: Accounting Commission Good Interested Not Interested Really Science

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Interest in the pseudo-sciences has become extraordinary.

~Gerhard Herzberg

Topics: Become Extraordinary Interest

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Dealing with the health of people is more important than political considerations.

~Gerhard Herzberg

Topics: Considerations Dealing Health Important More People Political Than

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Many science people feel groups like WHO are there to do a job and not to be dealt with in a political way.

~Gerhard Herzberg

Topics: Dealt Feel Groups Job Like Many People Political Science Way Who

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I was brought up as a physicist.

~Gerhard Herzberg

Topics: Brought Physicist Up

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The citation for the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry reads, 'for contribution to the knowledge of electronic structures and geometry of molecules, especially free radicals,' and therefore implies that the Prize has been awarded for a long series of studies extending practically over my whole scientific life.

~Gerhard Herzberg

Topics: Awarded Been Chemistry Contribution Electronic Extending Free Geometry Implies Knowledge Life Long Molecules Nobel Nobel Prize Over Practically Prize Radicals Reads Scientific Series Structures Studies Therefore Whole

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Physicist

Born: December 25th, 1904

Died: March 3rd, 1999

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