20 March 2007

Quote of the Day: Ernst Otto Fischer

Filed under: Technology

Today’s quote comes from German chemist Ernst Otto Fischer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1973:

 As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man.

I’m a great believer in this myself, and think a world of uniform efficiency and perfection is one of dull, straight, black and white lines.