Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no read more

Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house

There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the aperture to finding out what's read more

There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the aperture to finding out what's right. Science is a self-correcting process. To be accepted, new ideas must survive the most rigorous standards of evidence and scrutiny.

Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions

Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He read more

When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions; that is the heart of science.

Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.

Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.

The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking read more

The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science.

Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science.