scientific discovery and eternal life
by JVS on Oct.05, 2010, under 2010
Who knew that scientific discovery was, in part, motivated by the search for eternal life? A few days ago I read about physicist Theodore H. Maiman. He discovered the laser 50 years ago, but surprisingly never got the Nobel for his work. While he died in 2007, his friends and supporters still believed that his place in history was secure. “When you create something of this magnitude, your legacy lives on forever,” says Prof. Rawicz (Simon Fraser University). “There’s a Latin phrase; non omnis moriare. You don’t die entirely.” (Quote from Globe and Mail, May 16th)
