All our science, measured against reality, is primitive and
childlike--and yet it is the most precious thing we have.

All our science, measured against reality, is primitive and
childlike--and yet it is the most precious thing we have.

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.

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.

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.

The pursuit of the good and evil are now linked in astronomy as
in almost all science. . . read more

The pursuit of the good and evil are now linked in astronomy as
in almost all science. . . . The fate of human civilization will
depend on whether the rockets of the future carry the
astronomer's telescope or a hydrogen bomb.

We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.

We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's
living at it.

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's
living at it.

Science when well digested is nothing but good sense and reason.

Science when well digested is nothing but good sense and reason.

The science of fools with long memories.

The science of fools with long memories.