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It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on
the human mind it has overcome man's read more
It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on
the human mind it has overcome man's insecurity before himself
and before nature.
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be
understood by everyone, something that read more
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be
understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before.
But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.
Scientists were rated as great heretics by the church, but they
were truly religious men because of their faith read more
Scientists were rated as great heretics by the church, but they
were truly religious men because of their faith in the
orderliness of the universe.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.
Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.
But beyond the bright searchlights of science,
Out of sight of the windows of sense,
Old riddles read more
But beyond the bright searchlights of science,
Out of sight of the windows of sense,
Old riddles still bid us defiance,
Old questions of Why and of Whence.
Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.
Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.
Science can teach us, and I think our own hearts can teach us, no longer to look around for imaginary read more
Science can teach us, and I think our own hearts can teach us, no longer to look around for imaginary supports, no longer to invent allies in the sky, but rather to look to our own efforts here below to make this world a fit place to live in, instead
It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as read more
It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure.
