Walter Gilbert Quotes

A collection of quotes by Walter Gilbert.

Walter Gilbert is an American biophysicist and Nobel laureate born on March 21, 1932. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to the field of molecular biology and co-developing DNA sequencing techniques. Gilbert shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Frederick Sanger for their work in DNA sequencing methods. He also made significant advancements in understanding the structure and function of genes. Gilbert has been a professor at Harvard University and has received numerous prestigious awards for his impactful contributions to science.

Scientists tend to be skeptical, but the weakness of the com

Scientists tend to be skeptical, but the weakness of the community of science is that it tends to move into preformed establishment modes that say this is the only way of doing science, the only valid view.

Science Weakness Community

It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. I

It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't change, your field changes around you.

Everyone wants a hand in the outcome, a piece of the knowled

Everyone wants a hand in the outcome, a piece of the knowledge.

Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learnin

Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not that relevant.

Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends

Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself.

The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of th

The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought.

I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge t

I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background.