When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happiness is sweet indeed. Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers.
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I wanted to stay, but my granddaughter convinced me Sunday morning that we should leave, ... She was sitting in the gazebo and she said, 'Grandpa, when are we going to leave' She doesn't usually scare that easy.George Porter
It is not only my laboratory and my place of work but also my home, so that on the 30th October I was able to share my happiness immediately with my students and collaborators and, at the same time, with my wife and family.
George Porter
Tonight I should like to thank all those who have shared my work and to acknowledge the debt that I owe to my wife whose encouragement to put research before all other things has been a great strength to me.
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I think music helps people through many means it helps people just get through the day, ... I know when I am having not so good a time I put on some classical music and it just gets me through.
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It is a joyous occasion for a scientist when the subject which interests him most is recognised by the highest honour that the world can bestow.
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