Since the Nobel Prize ceremony has taken place, I thought I would follow up with Dan Shechtman's story. I just watched a video of his Nobel lecture and wanted to share it. I think the overall message that he talks about is important to anyone pursuing enlightenment, not just scientist. His first statement: "Be humble". What would be the fun of doing research if we already knew everything there was to know about a subject? At the end of his talk (if you aren't going to watch the whole thing, at least skip ahead to the last five minutes) he talks about having courage and tenacity and belief in yourself. I think that that is the best part of this story. He was willing to stand by his results and what he believed was correct in the face of extreme opposition-he did go up against two time Nobel laureate Linus Pauling (and won!). He backed up his claims with meticulous, well-planned experiments. Very inspirational.
So without further ado, Dr. Shechtman
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