“Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things.”
“I started on the use of the Internet for scientific communication. Our research group was one of the very first to make really systematic use of it as a way of managing research projects.”
“I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me that I really should take an interest in humanities.”
“I certainly saw science as a kind of calling, and one with as much legitimacy as a religious calling.”
“I hope I've lived a life of science whose style will encourage younger people.”
“I'd like to put in a vote for the intrinsic fascination of science.”
“I'm chairing a UNESCO committee on how to improve global Internet communications for science help third-world people get onto the Net so they can be part of the process.”
“I get curious about new things. My real strength is going into a field that has not been investigated before, and finding new approaches to it.”