# Free Imagination Is the Inestimable Prerogative of Youth and It Must Be Cherished and Guarded as a Treasure by Felix Bloch > "Free imagination is the inestimable prerogative of youth and it must be cherished and guarded as a treasure." > **— Felix Bloch**, *1952, Nobel banquet speech* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or authoritative source:** [Nobel banquet speech](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1952/bloch/speech/) — the linked page contains the quoted wording and supports the recorded attribution and occasion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Personal Knowledge Development|Personal Knowledge Development]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Free imagination is the inestimable prerogative of youth and it must be cherished and guarded as a treasure." — Felix Bloch, 1952, Nobel banquet speech https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-felix-bloch-free-imagination-inestimable-prerogative-youth ```