Andre Geim

What are you most trying to accomplish in your work? 

Find 'white spots' in our knowledge which have not been explored, 'where no man has gone before'.


Frequent jumps from one subfield to another. Moving fast and far, rather than exploiting the same subject during the whole career from a scientific cradle to a scientific coffin.


Lonely warrior of science I am afraid as my Nobel plus IgNobel perhaps prove.


Luck is always important but serendipity differs from luck in that you have to chase it by working hard and by constantly training your brain cells.


Re-starting my career from absolute zero at the age of 32 when I left my home country for England, penniless and with no science credit that counted.


They all are hard working.


Homo sapiens is not a very wise animal, despite its Latin name. I hope my work contributes a little to make the self-bragging term a bit closer to the reality.

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