Author

My parents were born and brought up in New York City. My father was trained as an electrical engineer, and my mother was an elementary school teacher. They were the children of Jewish immigrants who had come to the United States from England and Lithuania in the late 1800s.

From David Lee

Following graduation from high school in 1948, I attended Harvard University where I became a physics major. Having grown up in a small town, I found Harvard to be an enormously enriching experience. Students in my class came from all walks of life and from a great variety of geographical locations.

From David Lee

My first project was to build an ionization gauge control circuit for Professor Edgar Everhart's Cockcroft-Walton accelerator. In those days, vacuum tubes were the active components in electronic circuits. I can still recall the warm orange glow of the vacuum tube filaments and the cool blue glow of the thyratron tubes.

From David Lee

I look back upon graduate school as being a very happy period in my life. The chance to be thoroughly immersed in physics and to be surrounded by friends pursuing similar goals was a marvelous experience.

From David Lee

Modern low temperature physics began with the liquefaction of helium by Kamerlingh Onnes and the discovery of superconductivity at the University of Leiden in the early part of the 20th century.

From David Lee

Liquid helium belongs to a class of fluids known as quantum fluids, as distinct from classical fluids.

From David Lee

Basic science provides long-term benefits for ourselves and our fragile planet and should be supported by all the world's societies.

From David Lee

There are few moments in science in which you genuinely are excited. The discovery of superfluidity in helium-3 was one of those moments.

From David Lee

The discovery of superfluidity opened up a new understanding in the science world.

From David Lee

David Lee

Notable Quotes

Authors with Similar Views

Wolfgang Ketterle

Simon van der Meer

James Cronin

Jill Tarter

John Henry Carver

Authors with Opposing Views

James Cronin

Jimi Hendrix

Jon Stewart

Michele Lee

Norman Lloyd