I was born on September 27, 1918, the second of five children.

We enjoy sailing small boats, two of which I have designed and built myself.

In 1959 the University recognized our work by appointing me to a new Chair of Radio Astronomy.

In 1948 I was appointed to a Lectureship in Physics and in 1949 elected to a Fellowship at Trinity College.

In 1947 I married Rowena Palmer, and we have two daughters, Alison and Claire, and a son, John.

I was educated at Bradfield College and Oxford, where I graduated in 1939.

All that I am is by the grace of God.

The courage to conquer is indomitable will.

I'm good at a lot of things, " he murmured.

I came to explore the wreck.

There are no physical problems-only mental ones.

I call myself a feminist. Isn't that what you call someone who fights for women's rights?

Sometimes I say to myself, 'Oh, I wish I could win a Tony Award', although I'm not that bothered.

The worst is when someone in your past trumps the person in your present, and you think to yourself: if I'd known this, then maybe I wouldn't have let him go.

May the angels protect you, and sadness forget you.

I have not sought during my life to amass wealth and to adorn my body, but I have sought to adorn my soul with the jewels of wisdom, patience, and above all with a love of liberty.