Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.

Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.

Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon compounds. Biochemistry is the study of carbon compounds that crawl.

Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon compounds. Biochemistry is the study of carbon compounds that crawl.

...there is no prescribed route to follow to arrive at a new idea. You have to make the intuitive leap. read more

...there is no prescribed route to follow to arrive at a new idea. You have to make the intuitive leap. But the difference is that once you've made the intuitive leap you have to justify it by filling in the intermediate steps. In my case, it often happens that I have an idea, but then I try to fill in the intermediate steps and find that they don't work, so I have to give it up.

It's called a pen. It's like a printer, hooked straight to my brain.

It's called a pen. It's like a printer, hooked straight to my brain.

A thunderstorm is God's way of saying you spend too much time in front of the computer

A thunderstorm is God's way of saying you spend too much time in front of the computer

Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.

Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.

Putting a computer in front of a child and expecting it to teach him is like putting a book under read more

Putting a computer in front of a child and expecting it to teach him is like putting a book under his pillow, only more expensive.

People in the computer industry use the term 'user,' which to them means 'idiot.'.

People in the computer industry use the term 'user,' which to them means 'idiot.'.

Ours is the age which is proud of machines that think and suspicious of men who try to.

Ours is the age which is proud of machines that think and suspicious of men who try to.