The pursuit of science has often been compared to the scaling of mountains, high and not so high. But who amongst us can hope, even in imagination, to scale the Everest and reach its summit...

I am not religious in any sense; in fact, I consider myself an atheist.

discovery” of mine, but rather something that had always been there and that I had chanced to pick up.

I should like to preface my remarks with a personal statement in order that my later remarks will not be misunderstood. I consider myself an atheist.