I got no thrill from solving an integral equation, but I did get a thrill from building an exotic piece of equipment that worked.

During my first year as a graduate student, we worked on a measurement of the isotope shift and hyperfine structure of mercury isotopes.

While a lab director can get done the things that he regards as important, he has the more important job of bringing out the best ideas of the broader scientific community. I learned this early in my career while I was leading the construction of the SPEAR facility.

It's a precautionary thing that hopefully you'll never have to use. To me, it's a wonderful piece of equipment.

You've got to show your soul otherwise you're just a piece of equipment.

It is not dangerous. It is a piece of equipment that you would find at the library. It is still too early to say if there would be any charges brought against anybody.