David Blackwell Professions : Professor Born : April 24, 1919 Died : July 8, 2010 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by David Blackwell Basically, I’m not interested in doing research and I never have been... I’m interested in understanding, which is quite a different thing. And often to understand something you have to work it out yourself because no one else has done it. David Blackwell understanding work inspirational I've worked in so many areas -- I'm sort of a dilettante. Basically, I'm not interested in doing research and I never have been. David Blackwell areas not-interested research Similar Authors Bryan Stevenson professor Bruce Greenwald professor Bruce Ames professor Brian Wansink professor Brian Schmidt professor Brian Martin professor All Authors