Best quotes by Barnes Wallis

Barnes Wallis Quotes

Sir Barnes Neville Wallis was an English scientist, engineer and inventor. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise (the "Dambusters" raid) to attack the dams of the Ruhr Valley during World War II.The raid was the subject of the 1955 film The Dam Busters, in which Wallis was played by Michael Redgrave. ...more
Birth: September 26, 1887 - Death: October 30, 1979
Best quotes by Barnes Wallis
Best quotes by Barnes Wallis
- Barnes Wallis

You know, there’s such a very thin dividing line between inspiration and obsession that sometimes it’s very hard to decide which side we’re really on.
- Barnes Wallis
Topic(s): Knows , Sometimes , Hard
Best quotes by Barnes Wallis
Best quotes by Barnes Wallis
- Barnes Wallis

There is a natural opposition among men to anything they have not thought of themselves.
- Barnes Wallis
Topic(s): Men , Natural , Acceptance