Quotes by Martin Lewis Perl
“The discovery of the tau was a surprise. But it was a surprise that was made possible by new technology.”— Martin Lewis Perl
“But the general public has a right to ask, what is the value of this new knowledge? And my answer is the same as that of all scientists: This new knowledge is of value because it is knowledge about the real world.”— Martin Lewis Perl
“I have always believed that basic research is the seed corn of technological progress.”— Martin Lewis Perl
“The joy of research is in the discovery, in seeing something for the first time that no one has seen before.”— Martin Lewis Perl
“My parents ... always encouraged my interest in science and in things mechanical. I was a Depression child, and my father told me to 'get a profession' because a professional man could always get a job.”— Martin Lewis Perl
“I find it difficult to believe that we have found all the elementary particles, all the fundamental forces. I think there is a great deal more to be discovered.”— Martin Lewis Perl
“You have to have a certain amount of stubbornness to be an experimental physicist.”— Martin Lewis Perl
“The search for the ultimate constituents of matter has been a long and fascinating journey.”— Martin Lewis Perl