“ Modern science is fast-moving, and no laboratory can exist for long with a program based on old facilities. Innovation and renewal are required to keep a laboratory on the frontiers of science. Burton Richter
“ Total failure isn't something I want to spend a lot of time envisioning. I'm pretty sure I'll recognize it if it comes. Burton Richter
“ In 1948 I entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, undecided between studies of chemistry and physics, but my first year convinced me that physics was more interesting to me. Burton Richter
