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Suddenly, there was an enormous flash of light, the brightest light I have ever seen or that I think anyone has ever seen. It blasted it pounced it bored its way into you. It was a vision which was seen with more than the eye. It was seen to last forever. You would wish it would stop altogether it lasted about two seconds.

Isidor Isaac Rabi

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Isidor Isaac Rabi
Age: 89 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 29
Died: 1988
Died: January 11
Nuclear Physicist
Physicist
Theoretical Physicist
University Teacher
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[Science is] a great game. It is inspiring and refreshing. The playing field is the universe itself.
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The scientist does not defy the universe. He accepts it. It is his dish to savor, his realm to explore it is his adventure and never-ending delight. It is complaisant and elusive but never dull. It is wonderful both in the small and in the large. In short, its exploration is the highest occupation for a gentleman.
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It was eerie. I saw myself in that machine. I never thought my work would come to this. Upon seeing a distorted image of his face, reflected on the inside cylindrical surface of the bore while inside an MRI (magnetic-resonance-imaging) machine-a device made possible by his early physical researches on nuclear magnetic resonance (1938).
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There isn't a scientific community. It is a culture. It is a very undisciplined organization.
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To me, science is an expression of the human spirit, which reaches every sphere of human culture. It gives an aim and meaning to existence as well as a knowledge, understanding, love, and admiration for the world. It gives a deeper meaning to morality and another dimension to esthetics.
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My ideal man is Benjamin Franklin-the figure in American history most worthy of emulation ... Franklin is my ideal of a whole man. ... Where are the life-size-or even pint-size-Benjamin Franklins of today?
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