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Page 1 of 1Burton Richter
March 22, 1931 -
Nationality: American
Category: Scientist
Subcategory: American Scientist
|  Modern science is fast-moving, and no laboratory can exist for long with a program based on old facilities. Innovation and renewal are required to keep a laboratory on the frontiers of science. | | I was born on 22 March 1931 in New York, the elder child of Abraham and Fanny Richter. | | Since stepping down as laboratory director in 1999, I have devoted an increasing fraction of my time to international issues. I am involved with energy, environment, and sustainability issues, particularly as they involve new energy sources free of greenhouse gases. | | In 1948 I entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, undecided between studies of chemistry and physics, but my first year convinced me that physics was more interesting to me. | | While a lab Director can get done the things that he regards as important, he has the more important job of bringing out the best ideas of the broader scientific community. |
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