Lennart Nilsson Quotes

A collection of quotes by Lennart Nilsson.

Lennart Nilsson (1922-2017) was a Swedish photographer and scientist widely known for his groundbreaking work in medical and scientific photography. Born on August 24, 1922, in Strängnäs, Sweden, Nilsson developed a keen interest in photography at an early age. In the 1950s, he began experimenting with using endoscopes and electron microscopes to capture unprecedented images of the human body and the microscopic world.

One of Nilsson's most notable achievements was his portrayal of human fetal development. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he captured a series of remarkable photographs illustrating the various stages of life inside the womb. These images, published in his acclaimed book "A Child is Born" in 1965, provided an extraordinary and unprecedented view of human gestation, capturing the wonder of life's beginning.

Throughout his career, Nilsson collaborated with various scientific and medical institutes, including Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. His pioneering techniques helped revolutionize the field of scientific photography and continue to inspire researchers, physicians, and photographers worldwide.

Lennart Nilsson's work received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography and the Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal. He passed away on January 28, 2017, leaving behind a rich legacy of scientific imagery that continues to captivate and educate generations.

The chemistry of love is something which is extremely extrem

The chemistry of love is something which is extremely extremely unbelievable. This is something we have planned for more than two years, so I hope that we are going to start in the beginning of next year.

Lennart Nilsson


That's the new way - with computers, computers, computers. T

That's the new way - with computers, computers, computers. That's the way we can have the cell survive and get some new information in high resolution. We started about five years ago and, today, I think we have reached the target.

Lennart Nilsson

Computers

And my real enemy is not to hold the specimen sterile, but i

And my real enemy is not to hold the specimen sterile, but it's the lighting. The light is our real enemy. So we have to work with very very poor lighting. But we can increase the light with computers.

Lennart Nilsson

Computers

I have many times thought I did the wrong thing, but the rea

I have many times thought I did the wrong thing, but the reason was not to be a medical doctor - it was just to have the information. But then, maybe I was wrong, I don't know.

Lennart Nilsson

Medical

I have the instruments, ideas, technology, computer techniqu

I have the instruments, ideas, technology, computer techniques. We try to create or see something, which has not been known before - just to discover something together. This is always my dream.

Lennart Nilsson

Technology