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John D. Coyle
(20 Oct 1945 - )
organic chemist whose interest in organic photochemistry arose during research at Oxford University. He became a lecturer in Chemistry at the Open University. By the time he wrote Introduction to Organic Photochemistry (1986), his focus was on the role of photochemistry in a range of biological processes involving proteins.
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Science Quotes by John D. Coyle (2 quotes)
I … share an excitement and a certain pride in the wonders opened up by scientific investigation …, and also a recognition of the value in scientific method of keeping the hypotheses as simple as possible—my Oxford tutor gave me a great respect for Occam’s razor.
— John D. Coyle
In Letter to periodical, Chemistry and Industry (17 Feb 1997).
To me the hypothesis of a Creator is no less simple than the hypothesis of no Creator…
— John D. Coyle
In Letter to periodical, Chemistry and Industry (17 Feb 1997).
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) -- 
