"Uncle Tungsten" Quotes

I was fascinated by the colors and forms of the elements, and by the way they combined to form molecules and compounds.

I was captivated by the look and feel of the elements themselves: their sheen and luster, their colors, their weight, their density.

I am an inveterate keeper, a chronic collector of objects.

My childhood was spent in an attic, with a chemistry set, a workbench, and an extensive collection of minerals and fossils.

My passion for minerals and metals, for the elements themselves, was satisfied in part by the collections I had, and in part by the periodic table of the elements.

I was fascinated with the complexity and variety of the elements, and with the way in which they could be combined to form minerals and rocks.

I could not imagine a world without chemistry, without the wonder of the elements, their colors and forms, their endless combinations.

I am a collector, a keeper of things, and my collections began in childhood.

I have always been fascinated by the elements, by the way they combine to form compounds, minerals, and rocks.