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James R. Arnold
(5 May 1923 - 6 Jan 2012)
American chemist whose interests included cosmic-ray produced nuclides, the history of the moon and meteorites, and a pioneering interest in cosmochemistry, which deals with the chemical composition of and changes in the universe.
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Science Quotes by James R. Arnold (1 quote)
There is no one who equals him [Edward Teller] for sheer, speed of thought. There may be better scientists, but none more brilliant. You always find him a thousand feet ahead of you.
— James R. Arnold
As quoted in Robert Coughlan, 'Dr. Edward Teller’s Magnificent Obsession', Life (6 Sep 1954), 61.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
