Irving Langmuir Quote

To me, [it's] extremely interesting that men, perfectly honest, enthusiastic over their work, can so completely fool themselves.


1953 talk, transcribed in: Irving Langmuir (October 1989). "Pathological Science". Physics Today (42): 36-48.


To me, [it's] extremely interesting that men, perfectly honest, enthusiastic over their work, can so completely fool themselves.

To me, [it's] extremely interesting that men, perfectly honest, enthusiastic over their work, can so completely fool themselves.

To me, [it's] extremely interesting that men, perfectly honest, enthusiastic over their work, can so completely fool themselves.

To me, [it's] extremely interesting that men, perfectly honest, enthusiastic over their work, can so completely fool themselves.