How your PhD thesis might look to you

After 43 years–Chet describes the feeling:

 Were the four years in the lab then a waste of time? Not at all. Looking through my thesis for the first time in 43 years, I can see how important those long hours of primary research were for shaping my intellectual life.

I learned the value of questioning nature closely, without preconceptions. I learned the importance of quantitative thinking. I learned the difference between reproducible evidence and anecdotal evidence. I learned to respect and cherish the sensate world. I learned that beauty can be found at every level of reality.

Take a look!