George M. Whitesides Quote

Electrons know two verbs: seek and avoid. They seek the positive charges of atomic nuclei; they avoid the negative charges of other electrons. That is almost all they know.


On the Surface of Things: Images of the Extraordinary in Science - Microelectrodes (p. 99), Chronicle Books. 1997


Electrons know two verbs: seek and avoid. They seek the positive charges of atomic nuclei; they avoid the negative charges of other electrons. That...

Electrons know two verbs: seek and avoid. They seek the positive charges of atomic nuclei; they avoid the negative charges of other electrons. That...

Electrons know two verbs: seek and avoid. They seek the positive charges of atomic nuclei; they avoid the negative charges of other electrons. That...

Electrons know two verbs: seek and avoid. They seek the positive charges of atomic nuclei; they avoid the negative charges of other electrons. That...