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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....'
Science is organised knowledge.
Science is organised knowledge.
Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy for the worst of them read more
Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all--the apathy of human beings.
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
 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. 
 If politics is the art of the possible, research is surely the 
art of the soluble. Both are immensely read more 
 If politics is the art of the possible, research is surely the 
art of the soluble. Both are immensely practical-minded affairs. 
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
 Predictability: Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil 
set off a tornado in Texas?  
 Predictability: Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil 
set off a tornado in Texas?