There is no national science just as there is no national
multiplication table; what is national is no longer read more

There is no national science just as there is no national
multiplication table; what is national is no longer science.

I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a read more

I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale.

How index-learning turns no student pale,
Yet holds the eel of science by the tale.

How index-learning turns no student pale,
Yet holds the eel of science by the tale.

The scientific theory I like the best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline baggage.

The scientific theory I like the best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline baggage.

A mere index hunter, who held the eel of science by the tail.

A mere index hunter, who held the eel of science by the tail.

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality

While bright-eyed science watches round.

While bright-eyed science watches round.

Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that read more

Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery.

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.