George Porter Quotes

United Kingdom, Chemist
December 6, 1920 – August, 31, 2002.

George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham, OM, Kt, PRS, FRSE (6 December 1920 – 31 August 2002) was a British chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967.

I have no doubt that we will be successful in harnessing the sun's energy. If sunbeams were weapons of war, we would have had solar energy centuries ago.

George Porter
- Energy
- Sun
- Centuries
Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers.

George Porter
- Life
- Science
- Activity

It is not only my laboratory and my place of work but also my home, so that on the 30th October I was able to share my happiness immediately with my students and collaborators and, at the same time, with my wife and family.

George Porter
Tonight I should like to thank all those who have shared my work and to acknowledge the debt that I owe to my wife whose encouragement to put research before all other things has been a great strength to me.

George Porter