John Charles Polanyi, (born January 23, 1929) is a Canadian chemist who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for his research in chemical kinetics.
For science must breathe the oxygen of freedom. Use this quote
Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression. Use this quote
The respect for human rights, essential if we are to use technology wisely, is not something alien that must be grafted onto science. On the contrary, it is integral to science, as also to scholarship in general. Use this quote
Some dreamers demand that scientists only discover things that can be used for good. Use this quote
The most exciting thing in the twentieth century is science. Use this quote
Young people ask me if this country is serious about science. They aren't thinking about the passport that they will hold, but the country that they must rely on for support and encouragement. Use this quote
When, as we must often do, we fear science, we really fear ourselves. Use this quote
Science never gives up searching for truth, since it never claims to have achieved it. Use this quote
It is this, at its most basic, that makes science a humane pursuit; it acknowledges the commonality of people's experience. Use this quote
Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society. Use this quote
