the party animal of the atomic world?

I often feel I'm a disappointment to people because they expect me to be the guy in the books. When I sit next to someone at a dinner party I can see they expect me to be quick and witty, and I'm not at all.

Scientists tend to be unappreciated in the world at large, but you can hardly overstate the importance of the work they do.

The world at night, for much of history, was a very dark place indeed.

The whole of the global economy is based on supplying the cravings of two per cent of the world's population.

Much as I resented having to grow up in Des Moines, it gave me a real appreciation for every place in the world that's not Des Moines.