Harold Lewis, fully Harold "Hal" Warren Lewis

Harold
Lewis, fully Harold "Hal" Warren Lewis
1923
2011

American Professor of Physics, Department Chair at University of California

Author Quotes

To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man.

Responsibility, Society, Society, responsibility

Those who are unwilling to invest in the future haven't earned one.

Future, future

Fear and risk are different creatures. What some of us fear most - poison in our drinking water, radiation in our air, pesticides on our food - pose hardly any real risk, while some we fear least - driving, drinking and smoking - kill many hundreds of thousands each year.

Character, Fear, Kill, Risk, fear, drinking, many, kill

It is a curious paradox that aversion of future harm seems more important than the promise of future benefit. That was not always true. Those who are unwilling to invent in the future haven’t earned one.

Character, Future, Harm, Important, Paradox, Promise, future, promise
Author Picture
First Name
Harold
Last Name
Lewis, fully Harold "Hal" Warren Lewis
Birth Date
1923
Death Date
2011
Bio

American Professor of Physics, Department Chair at University of California