Lighter computers and lighter sensors would let you have more function in a given weight, which is very important if you are launching things into space, and you have to pay by the pound to put things there. – Ralph Merkle
Many people in the world today are not starving because there is an inherent inability to produce food, they are starving because they are caught in the middle of political fights and blockades that have been used as weapons. – Ralph Merkle
If we attempt to block the development of new technology, we effectively have ensured that the most responsible parties will not develop them. – Ralph Merkle
The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even atom by atom, and at some point it was inevitable that we would develop a technology that would let us do this. – Ralph Merkle
Peace should provide security. It should be durable. Im ready to go far in making painful concessions. But there is one thing I will never make any concessions on and thats the security of the Israeli citizens and the very existence of the state of Israel. The Palestinians are losing time. – Ariel Sharon