I Am One Of Those Who Think

I Shall Devote Only A Few Lines To The Expression Of My Belief In The Importance Of Science … It Is By This Daily Striving After Knowledge That Man Has Raised Himself To The Unique Position He Occupies On Earth, And That His Power And Well-being Have Continually Increased.

Each Of Us Must Work For His Own Improvement, And At The Same Time Share A General Responsibility For All Humanity.

First Principle: Never To Let One's Self Be Beaten Down By Persons Or By Events.

When One Studies Strongly Radioactive Substances Special Precautions Must Be Taken If One Wishes To Be Able To Take Delicate Measurements. The Various Objects Used In A Chemical Laboratory And Those Used In A Chemical Laboratory, And Those Which Serve For Experiments In Physics, Become Radioactive In A Short Time And Act Upon Photographic Plates Through Black Paper. Dust, The Air Of The Room, And One's Clothes All Become Radioactive.

It Is My Earnest Desire That Some Of You Should Carry On This Scientific Work And Keep For Your Ambition The Determination To Make A Permanent Contribution To Science.