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    The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which little was expected, produced much; but the French Revolution, from which much was expected, produced little.

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Pentiums melt in your PC, not in your hand.

Pentiums melt in your PC, not in your hand.

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The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I've found it!), read more

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I've found it!), but 'That's funny...' -Isaac Asimov.

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It will free man from his remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet. It read more

It will free man from his remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet. It will open to him the gates of heaven.

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.

Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.

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

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

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That's the nature of researchyou don't know what in hell you're doing. -'Doc' Edgerton.

That's the nature of researchyou don't know what in hell you're doing. -'Doc' Edgerton.

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The dedicated physician is constantly striving for a balance between personal, human values, scientific realities and the inevitabilities of God's read more

The dedicated physician is constantly striving for a balance between personal, human values, scientific realities and the inevitabilities of God's will.

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It is much better to have your gold in the hand than in the heart.

It is much better to have your gold in the hand than in the heart.

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I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form read more

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.

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