I started the nuclear medicine laboratory at UW Hospitals in 1959 and trained radiology residents in the field. It was 1965 before they found a trained MD (doctor) to take over my role. Votes: 3
Most of my scientific work has been basic research. There were no immediate uses for my discoveries, but today the radioisotopes are the workhorses of nuclear medicine, an isotope of plutonium is a major energy source in the space program, and the element americium is critical to the smoke detectors in every house in the country. Votes: 3
There are good reasons why we don't want everyone to learn nuclear physics, medicine or how financial markets work. Our entire modern project has been about delegating power over us to skilled people who want to do the work and be rewarded accordingly. Votes: 1
There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow. Votes: 4 Orison Swett Marden
Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors. Votes: 4 Frank Gifford