Dentist Ng Tze-chuen
Newton discovered the law of gravity after an apple fell on his head; dentist Ng Tze-chuen was inspired to build a pair of space forceps while working on someone’s teeth. The grippers he subsequently built were used in outer space, under the sea and in the Great Pyramid of Giza. He tells Jan Leung of his journey to unveil the mysteries of the universe.
My whole life began with daydreaming.
I daydreamed a lot during class, which I found boring. I was daydreaming about how to decorate my own clinics before I even graduated from college.
Daydreaming should be made compulsory in schools so students can find out their purpose in life.
I sleep early at night so I can start dreaming and take a break from human beings and their dirty, dirty politics.
My teacher thought I would become a nobody. My father said I would gain nothing from inventing tools. I kept going because I needed to prove them wrong. I did.
Greatness starts with problems. Everyone we consider remarkable has devoted their life to a single problem.
