"My mother, whom I loved very much, had a trouble with me. I had very good school certificates. But I tormented her with horribly stinky collections. It was not enough for me at home to have a dog, a cat, a canary, a fish, and even a white mouse. A mouse loved to walk around the apartment, although it lived in a cage. I added the protozoa to this menagerie. Traditional definitions regarded these small organisms – such as, for example, amoebae, flagellates, sponges, algae – as single-celled. What was in these asexually reproducing animals or plants that could intrigue the little boy so much that he would permanently bring this muck (as the mother would say) home?! After all, neither the request nor the threat of this exceptionally tolerant woman, who carried out her home diligently on a daily basis, did help. A trip to the ponds, or actually to the morass at Bonarka district, were exciting for the little boy. And even more, he enjoyed the moments when he could watch what was happening in aquariums, jars or cages for hours."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Bętkowska, Teresa (August–September 2010). "Mistrz niszowej dyscypliny" (PDF). Alma Mater (in Polish). Kraków: Jagiellonian University (126–127): pp. 41–46.
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/W%C5%82odzimierz_Ptak
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Włodzimierz Ptak
Włodzimierz Wojciech Ptak (2 November 1928 – 28 May 2019) was a Polish immunologist and microbiologist, one of the most frequently cited Polish scientists in the field of biomedicine after 1965.
21 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Włodzimierz Ptak →
Related Quotes
"As for the number of people reluctant to me, I guess I fall in the national average. Maybe it's about talking openly …"
"At Yale, I initially continued research on the problems which I brought from Poland. Within a few months, I made five…"
"Contrary to what is often thought, excessive hygiene, staying in an antibacterial environment, does not necessarily l…"
"Despite such an extensive knowledge, immunity is still a field full of secrets. It fascinates and pushes us to develo…"
"I argued with Professor Julian Aleksandrowicz, because he used some therapeutic activities that I did not like, such …"
"I don't like to stay long outside of Kraków. I was always happy to go back there, just like a cat. Well, that's my me…"
"I have peasant origins. It manufactures hardness. One of my grandfathers was a peasant, the other one was a foreman i…"
"If we look at the highly specialized action of our immune system, we will appreciate into what a brilliant tool evolu…"
"In my childhood, I had natural interests. I got a microscope from someone, I made a telescope myself – a very poor qu…"
"I've never been a practicing physician. Except the time when I was called to the army and ordered to heal soldiers. N…"