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Quote by George Porter
Tonight I should like to thank all those who have shared my work a

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. – George Porter

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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. – George Porter

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I have no doubt that we will be successful in harnessing the suns energy. If sunbeams were weapons of war, we would have had solar energy centuries ago. – George Porter

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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

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