Eric Betzig

Physicist

1960-01-13

Quotes by Eric Betzig

• The question was, 'Is there a way of minimizing the amount of damage you're doing so that you can then study cells in a physiological manner while also studying them at high spatial and temporal resolution for a long time?'

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• In essence, we're imaging the same cell for anywhere from forty to a hundred thousand times to create one of the movies that we see.

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• Honestly, I feel you are poisoned if you read too much of the scientific literature because it makes you start thinking like other people. You're better off having a vague sense of what's going on and making your own way.

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• Chemistry was always my weakest subject in high school and college.

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• Frankly, I guess, I don't really understand why people, why so many people, are so risk averse. You know, there's always ways to wiggle your way out of any situation if you're motivated enough.

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