Today is the birthday of Isidor Isaac Rabi (July 29, 1898 – January 11, 1988), physicist. He is known for his work in magnetism, molecular beams, and quantum mechanics. Isidor I. Rabi received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944."My mother made me a scientist without ever intending to. Every other Jewish mother in Brooklyn would ask her child after school: So? Did you learn anything today? But not my mother. Izzy, she would say, did you ask a good question today? That difference—asking good questions—made me become a scientist." - Isidor I. Rabi
"Physics filled me with awe, put me in touch with a sense of original causes. Physics brought me closer to God. That feeling stayed with me throughout my years in science. Whenever one of my students came to me with a scientific project, I asked one question, Will it bring you closer to God?" - Isidor I. Rabi
"I think physicists are the Peter Pans of the human race. They never grow up, and they keep their curiosity." - Isidor I. Rabi
"Science is a great game. It is inspiring and refreshing. The playing field is the universe itself." - Isidor I. Rabi
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