Sherwood Rowland Quotes

What’s the use of having developed a science well enough to make predictions if, in the end, all we’re willing to do is stand around and wait for them to come true?

What’s the use of having developed a science well enough to make predictions, if in the end all we’re willing to do is stand around and wait for them to come true? —DR. SHERWOOD ROWLAND

I’m starting to understand why all those people want to go to Mars. The guest today on the show is explaining that many scientists are in a state of barely suppressed panic about the latest data coming in. Their previous models were much too conservative. Everything is happening much faster than expected. He signs off with a small borrowed witticism. “Many of us subscribe to the same sentiment as our colleague Sherwood Rowland. He remarked to his wife one night after coming home: “The work is going well, but it looks like it might be the end of the world.” … What scares you most about the mission? I won’t be afraid of anything if I’m chosen. What will you miss the most on Earth? I will miss swimming the most.