My grandfather on my mother... by Kenneth G. Wilson, an American Scientist

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“My grandfather on my mother's side was a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; my other grandfather was a lawyer, and one time Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives.”

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Kenneth G. Wilson

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Name: Kenneth G. Wilson

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Jun 8, 1936

Profession: Scientist

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The hardest problems of pure and applied science can only be solved by the open collaboration of the world-wide scientific community.

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My father was on the faculty in the Chemistry Department of Harvard University; my mother had one year of graduate work in physics before her marriage.

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Industry now should become a full partner of government in supporting longrange basic research.

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The scientist's inquiry into the causes of things is providing an ever more extensive understanding of nature.

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Through this additional support, we must renew our commitment to provide talented young people with the opportunity to build scientific careers based on their curiosity, the same opportunity that was provided to me when I began my work.

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