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As the births of living creatures, at first, are ill-shapen: so are all Innovations, which are the births of time.
As the births of living creatures, at first, are ill-shapen: so are all Innovations, which are the births of time.
In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." read more
In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms.
It is not always possible to know what one has learned, or when the dawning will arrive. You will continue read more
It is not always possible to know what one has learned, or when the dawning will arrive. You will continue to shift, sift, to shake out and to double back. The synthesis that finally occurs can be in the most unexpected place and the most unexpected time. My charge ... is to be alert to the dawnings.
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.
The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.
Form follows function. - "Lippincott's Magazine", March, 1896.
Form follows function. - "Lippincott's Magazine", March, 1896.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'.
Man's fear of ideas is probably the greatest dike holding back human knowledge and happiness.
Man's fear of ideas is probably the greatest dike holding back human knowledge and happiness.
Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination. - The Quest for Certainty.
Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination. - The Quest for Certainty.
