Joshua Lederberg

"Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things."

"I started on the use of the Internet for scientific communication. Our research group was one of the very first to make really systematic use of it as a way of managing research projects."

"I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me that I really should take an interest in humanities."

"I certainly saw science as a kind of calling, and one with as much legitimacy as a religious calling."

"I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me that I really should take an interest in humanities."

"I hope I've lived a life of science whose style will encourage younger people."