Author: Sidney Altman

Quotes

My intention was to enroll at McGill University but an unexpected series of events led me to study physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

My intention was to enroll at McGill University but an unexpected series of events led me to study physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

- Sidney Altman

We are very fortunate to be recognized here in such an extraordinary manner for work that we enjoy.

We are very fortunate to be recognized here in such an extraordinary manner for work that we enjoy.

- Sidney Altman

For our immediate family and relatives, Canada was a land of opportunity.

For our immediate family and relatives, Canada was a land of opportunity.

- Sidney Altman

Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon.

Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon.

- Sidney Altman

About seven years later I was given a book about the periodic table of the elements. For the first time I saw the elegance of scientific theory and its predictive power.

About seven years later I was given a book about the periodic table of the elements. For the first time I saw the elegance of scientific theory and its predictive power.

- Sidney Altman

The RNA World referred to an hypothetical stage in the origin of life on Earth.

The RNA World referred to an hypothetical stage in the origin of life on Earth.

- Sidney Altman

It was from them that I learned that hard work in stable surroundings could yield rewards, even if only in infinitesimally small increments.

It was from them that I learned that hard work in stable surroundings could yield rewards, even if only in infinitesimally small increments.

- Sidney Altman

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