Words matter. These are the best Dan Shechtman Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I was a subject of ridicule and lectures about the basics of crystallography. The leader of the opposition to my findings was the two-time Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling, the idol of the American Chemical Society and one of the most famous scientists in the world.
The message from the Technion when I was a student was: ‘You will be so good that when you graduate, everyone will want to hire you.’
Me as president would not be like anybody else as president. Everyone does the job differently.
Let us advance science to create a better world for all.
Science is the ultimate tool to reveal the laws of nature, and the one word written on its banner is Truth.
I think the main lesson that I have learned is that a good scientist is a humble scientist who is open-minded to listen to other scientists when they discover something.
I hope that I have had some effect on the fact that Israel is a start-up nation.
Select a subject that interests you and make an effort to become an expert in that field. I promise you, if you make the effort, and you become an expert, you will have a wonderful career.
When my grandchildren are older and my great-grandchildren start growing up, first of all, I want them to be in Israel. I don’t want them to leave the country because they have no choice.
I’m proud of my family, very proud – I have ten grandchildren, four children, and one wife.
The frontiers of science, on the very small scale and very large scale, require large investments and international effort.
I told everyone who was ready to listen that I had material with pentagonal symmetry. People just laughed at me.
In most cases, the news is not really news. But in some cases, discoveries are made and should be listened to.
Colleges will try to get the good students. That’s the way to go. When I chaired my department of Materials Engineering at the Technion in 1990, we started a program for which we set the bar very high. It was the highest at the Technion, above electrical engineering and medicine.
A president should look for what binds the people together rather than what drives them apart. As soon as you are identified with one side of the political map, you are no longer everybody’s president.
Wherever I go in the world, I’m treated like royalty.
I can unite the people of Israel, so I won’t speak about controversial issues, which divide the people.
Israel, in general, should learn from other nations. We have a tendency to teach the world. In many cases, we should learn from the world, because they make advances.
Korean students are hard working, talented, and they do what they need to do. They succeed in exams. They are highly motivated to succeed in tests.
On April 8, 1982, I was alone in the electron microscope room when I discovered the Icosahedral Phase that opened the field of quasi-periodic crystals.
I fell in love with science and decided to continue for my Ph.D., and from there on, I was a scientist.
A humble scientist is a good scientist.
The Technion didn’t teach students how to open a start-up.
I know there is a stereotype that I am naive, but I know what I want, and I know what I’m doing to get there.
As far as innovation goes, I can tell you that Korean students are reluctant to step out of line. If I ask questions, nobody raises their hands – not because they don’t know the answers, but because they don’t want to step out of line.
In the forefront of science, there is not much difference between religion and science. People harbor beliefs. That’s what happens when people believe something religiously.
I think I can change things for the better in this country. I’m doing it now as well, in many areas, mostly in education, higher education and technological entrepreneurship. But I think I could do a lot more from a presidential position.
Sustainable development requires human ingenuity. People are the most important resource.
The good news is world population growth rate decreases systematically and is expected to reach zero by 2050, thanks to urbanisation and women’s education.
I am a proud Zionist. I can tell you about every blossom that grows in this land. I know the history and the Bible.
