Physicist Heinrich Rohrer, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986, said dissatisfaction with the status quo and a rebellious spirit are needed for creativity. There is no end to science. When I was a student, it was said there was no room for research in my field of solid-state physics. But the frontiers expand with the times. You will be certain to find something that you have never seen before.
Science values creative failure.
Chance smiles on those who fully prepare themselves for the results. When we look at past Nobel Prize winners, their works in their 30s are the most appreciated. I pin high hopes on younger people who still have clear vision. Lee stressed that there were a lot of excellent scientists in Asian countries who will be able to deal with the problems of the 21st century. Lee left his post as professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and returned home in 1994 to become president of Academic Sinica, Taiwan.