Author: Burton Richter

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For nuclear power to have a future, we'll either need more Yucca Mountains or a way to decrease the stuff we put there.

For nuclear power to have a future, we'll either need more Yucca Mountains or a way to decrease the stuff we put there.

- Burton Richter

What we're really after is trying to understand what's in the mind of God.

What we're really after is trying to understand what's in the mind of God.

- Burton Richter

I've become interested in the impact of climate change on the world and the future of energy needs for the developing world.

I've become interested in the impact of climate change on the world and the future of energy needs for the developing world.

- Burton Richter

Politics is a lot tougher than physics.

Politics is a lot tougher than physics.

- Burton Richter

As accelerators reach higher and higher energies, we may need a new Standard Model, or, at least, today's may need to be modified, but that's the way science operates.

As accelerators reach higher and higher energies, we may need a new Standard Model, or, at least, today's may need to be modified, but that's the way science operates.

- Burton Richter

While a lab Director can get done the things that he regards as important, he has the more important job of bringing out the best ideas of the broader scientific community.

While a lab Director can get done the things that he regards as important, he has the more important job of bringing out the best ideas of the broader scientific community.

- 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.

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

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