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CIENTFICO
Pedro Miguel Etxenike
wapetlap@sq.ehu.es
Barcelona
20 de febrero de 2006
DONOSTIA INTERNATIONAL
PHYSICS CENTER
Pedro, where did you
learn English?
In Oxford, Sir
Did you ask for your
money back?
No Sir, success was not
guaranteed
It is better to learn from
the bad experience of
others than from your
own
Peter Feibelman
I. THERE IS NOT THE
SCIENTIST THERE ARE
SCIENTISTS
James Watson Francis Crick
Three motives to prosecute
research.
Peter Medawar
What chiefly characterizes creative
thinking from more mundane forms are
(i) willingness to accept vaguely defined
problem statements and gradually
structure them,
(ii) continuing preoccupation with
problems over a considerable period of
time, and
INCUBATION
ILLUMINATION
VERIFICATION
J.E. Littlewood
Knowledge, obsession, daring
It is the supreme art of the
teacher to awaken joy in
creative expression and
knowledge.
A. Einstein
Imagination is more important
than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the
world.
A. Einstein
Deep generative ideas are a
product of curiosity
Creativity is not just having ideas; it
is ideas, convictions, decisions and
actions.
Toda obra grande en arte
como en ciencia es el
resultado de una gran
pasin puesta al servicio de
una gran idea.
Ramn y Cajal
Good scientific policy, Universities and Public
Centers at the Frontiers of knowledge.
Ensure that:
- Scientifically
creative thinking is actively developed
in the young.
- Sustained rather than undermined at all stages of
a career.
- Supported rather than opposed at maturity.
There are several reasons for wanting to leave academia, not
the least being the desire for a work environment which
rewards those who take appropriate risks The problems I
have been attracted to are motivated by real world data
where there is no existing theoretical model. Involvement in
such projects requires a desire for new challenges, an
appetite for risk, and the ability to be innovative yet humble in
the face of data.
Letter sent by one of P. W. Andersons students to a well-
known management consulting firm
H. Bondi
Scientists do not discover in order
to know, they know in order to
discover.
P.S. Mr. Rosen, who has left for the Soviet Union, has authorized
me to represent him in this matter.
(R. Tagore)
XIII. CULTIVATE SMART
FRIENDS
XIV. ETHICS
XV. DONT BE ENVIOUS
XVI. HOLTONS INTEGRITY
PRINCIPLES
HOLTONS INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES
Studying Bohrs work and life. I see four principles of integrity in science.
The third: Science is, and should be a part of the total world view
of our time. This is a vision you should imaginatively explore,
defend and contribute to.
.The laboratory remains our workplace, but it must not become our hiding place.
We stand not only on the shoulders of a few but also at the graves of thousands.
GERALD HOLTON
Candor and Integrity in Science. Syntheses
XVI. SUCCESS FORMULA
COURSE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Knowledge=Power
Time=Money
THERMODYNAMICS
Power=Work/Time