A neutrino comes into a detector, and most of the time, you don't see it. But very, very seldom, it will satisfy your curiosity and interact.
Stanley Wojcicki
I think my parents - my mother in particular - always believed I should go as far as I could with my studies. There was no pressure, but at each step there were people who you admired, and you strived to those levels.
I was already studying physics, but Sputnik steered me toward space, cosmology, the Big Bang, and elementary particles.
They say the most important decision you make in life is your choice of a spouse. I've been lucky with that.
There are 300 neutrinos in every cubic centimeter of the entire universe.