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Sir George Porter
(6 Dec 1920 - 31 Aug 2002)

English chemist.


Science Quotes by Sir George Porter (1)

I have no doubt that we will be successful in harnessing the sun's energy. ... If sunbeams were weapons of war, we would have had solar energy centuries ago.
— Sir George Porter
'Sayings of the Week.' The Observer, London (26 Aug 1973). Quoted in Barbara K. Rodes and Rice Odell, A Dictionary of Environmental Quotations‎ (1992), 265.
See also:  |  Energy (42)


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