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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.
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.
We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.
We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.
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.
Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
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.
One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike read more
One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike - and yet it is the most precious thing we have
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
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) read more
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny....'
