Kenichi Fukui Quotes

• Chemistry itself knows altogether too well that - given the real fear that the scarcity of global resources and energy might threaten the unity of mankind - chemistry is in a position to make a contribution towards securing a true peace on earth.

  Kenichi Fukui

  Real, Unity, Earth

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• I was also interested in formulating the path of chemical reactions.

  Kenichi Fukui

  Path, Chemical Reactions, Chemicals

  Kenichi Fukui (1997). “Frontier Orbitals and Reaction Paths: Selected Papers of Kenichi Fukui”, p.152, World Scientific

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• We pray that every field of science may contribute in bringing happiness - not disaster - to human beings.

  Kenichi Fukui

  May, Fields, Praying

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• The frontier orbital approach was further developed in various directions by my own group and many other scientists, both theoretical and experimental.

  Kenichi Fukui

  Groups, Scientist, Approach

  Kenichi Fukui (1997). “Frontier Orbitals and Reaction Paths: Selected Papers of Kenichi Fukui”, p.151, World Scientific

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• We think that it is the best scientists working in the frontier fields of science who are best able to judge what is good and what is bad - if any - in the application of their scientific research.

  Kenichi Fukui

  Thinking, Judging, Research

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• In particular, for younger researchers on whom the future of mankind may depend. We believe that they are working with all the scientific wisdom at their disposal for the preservation of the inheritance of the earth and for the lasting survival of mankind.

  Kenichi Fukui

  Believe, Survival, Inheritance

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• But the nature of my main work in chemistry can be better represented by more than 280 English publications, of which roughly 200 concern the theory of chemical reactions and related subjects.

  Kenichi Fukui

  Chemistry, Chemical Reactions, Chemicals

  Kenichi Fukui (1997). “Frontier Orbitals and Reaction Paths: Selected Papers of Kenichi Fukui”, p.151, World Scientific

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