There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of read more

There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact.

The secret of science is to ask the right question, and it is the choice of problem more than anything read more

The secret of science is to ask the right question, and it is the choice of problem more than anything else that marks the man of genius in the scientific world.

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.

A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history--with the possible exceptions of handguns and read more

A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history--with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.

Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.

Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.

It's impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seemingly meaningless fragments of personal read more

It's impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seemingly meaningless fragments of personal information.

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and read more

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.

Facts are the air of scientists. Without them you can never fly.

Facts are the air of scientists. Without them you can never fly.

Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.

Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.