Edmond H. Fischer Quotes

Edmond H. Fischer — Swiss Scientist born on April 06, 1920,

Edmond Henri Fischer is a Swiss American biochemist. He and his collaborator Edwin G. Krebs were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for describing how reversible phosphorylation works as a switch to activate proteins and regulate various cellular processes. From 2007 until 2014, he was the Honorary President of the World Cultural Council... (wikipedia)

It is commonly said that a teacher fails if he has not been surpassed by his students. There has been no failure on our part in this regard considering how far they have gone.

I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments.

We owe our success to them, and also to the fact that, as the saying goes, two 'Eds' are better than one.