Jacques Monod
A molecular biologist who, with François Jacob, elucidated the mechanisms of gene regulation, particularly the operon model.
Most quoted
"Man must at last wake out of his millenary dream; and in doing so, wake to his total solitude, his fundamental isolation. He must realize that, like a gypsy, he lives on the boundary of an alien world; a world that is deaf to his music, just as indifferent to his hopes as it is to his sufferings or his crimes."
— from Chance and Necessity, 1970
"Pure chance, absolutely free but blind, at the very root of the stupendous edifice of evolution: this central concept of modern biology is no longer one among other possible or even conceivable hypotheses. It is today the sole conceivable hypothesis, the only one compatible with observed and tested fact."
— from Chance and Necessity, 1970
"And man must at last wake out of his millenary dream and discover his total solitude, his fundamental isolation. He must realize that, like a gypsy, he lives on the boundary of an alien world; a world that is deaf to his music, and as indifferent to his hopes as it is to his suffering or his crimes."
— from Chance and Necessity, 1970
All quotes by Jacques Monod (353)
The scientific attitude is a commitment to necessity.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to the unknown.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to discovery.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to progress.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to understanding.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to knowledge.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to the scientific method.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to the scientific community.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to the scientific enterprise.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to the scientific ideal.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to the scientific spirit.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to the scientific revolution.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to the scientific future.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to the scientific adventure.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to the scientific quest.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to the scientific journey.
The scientific attitude is a commitment to the scientific path.
What is true for E. coli is true for the elephant, only more so.
The cell is a machine, but it's a machine that builds itself.
Science has nothing to say about values.
Contemporaries of Jacques Monod
Other Biologys born within 50 years of Jacques Monod (1910–1976).