I am sorry to say that there is too much point to the wisecrack that life is extinct on other planets because their scientists were more advanced than ours.
All science is concerned with the relationship of cause and effect. Each scientific discovery increases mans ability to predict the consequences of his actions and thus his Ability to control future events.
When the war finally came to an end I was at a loss as to what to do… I took stock of my qualifications. A not-very-good degree redeemed somewhat by my achievements at the Admiralty. A knowledge of certain restricted parts of magnetism and hydrodynamics neither of them subjects for which I felt the least bit of enthusiasm. No published papers at all… Only gradually did I realize that this lack of qualification could be an advantage. By the time most scientists have reached age thirty they are trapped by their own expertise. They have invested so much effort in one particular field that it is often extremely difficult at that time in their careers to make a radical change. I on the other hand knew nothing except for a basic training in somewhat old-fashioned physics and mathematics and an ability to turn my hand to new things… Since I essentially knew nothing I had an almost completely free choice.
Science is a body of truths which offers clear and certain knowledge about the real world and is therefore superior to tradition philosophy religion dogma and superstition which offer shadowy knowledge about an ideal world.
Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith and inconsistent with it. But all science in fact rests on a basis of faith for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural lawsa thing which can never be demonstrated.
The physiological law of Transfer of Energy is the basis of human success and happiness. There is no action without expenditure of energy and if energy be not expended the power to generate it is lost. This law shows itself in a thousand ways in the life of man. The arm which is not used becomes palsied. The wealth which comes by chance weakens and destroys. The good which is unused turns to evil. The charity which asks no effort cannot relieve the misery she creates.
The humanities and science are not in inherent conflict but have become separated in the twentieth century. Now their essential unity must be re-emphasized so that twentieth-century multiplicity may become twentieth-century unity.
We cant all be Einstein (because we dont all play the violin). At the very least we need a sort of street-smart science: the ability to recognize evidence gather it assess it and act on it.
[Asked whether he would like to see an experimental demonstration of conical refraction] No. I have been teaching it all my life and I do not want to have my ideas upset.
The progress of Science consists in observing interconnections and in showing with a patient ingenuity that the events of this ever-shifting world are but examples of a few general relations called laws. To see what is general in what is particular and what is permanent in what is transitory is the aim of scientific thought.
Some scientists claim that hydrogen because it is so plentiful is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say that there is more stupidity than hydrogen and that is the basic building block of the universe.
Unfortunately the media have trouble distinguishing between real science and propaganda cross-dressed as science.
I am sorry to say that there is too much point to the wisecrack that life is extinct on other planets because their scientists were more advanced than ours.
Weve arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.
True science teaches above all to doubt and to be ignorant.
Science is the knowledge of consequences And dependence of one fact upon another.
Science is simply common sense at its best that is rigidly accurate in observation and merciless to fallacy in logic.
Truth in science can be defined as the working hypothesis Best suited to open the way to the next better one.
All science is concerned with the relationship of cause and effect. Each scientific discovery increases mans ability to predict the consequences of his actions and thus his Ability to control future events.
Mathematics is the only science where one never knows what one is talking about nor whether what is said is true.
Science is always wrong. It never solves a problem without creating ten more.
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm And superstition.
Science is the refusal to believe on the basis of hope.
Science is organized knowledge.
In science as in love too much concentration on technique can often lead to impotence.
The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.
When the war finally came to an end I was at a loss as to what to do… I took stock of my qualifications. A not-very-good degree redeemed somewhat by my achievements at the Admiralty. A knowledge of certain restricted parts of magnetism and hydrodynamics neither of them subjects for which I felt the least bit of enthusiasm. No published papers at all… Only gradually did I realize that this lack of qualification could be an advantage. By the time most scientists have reached age thirty they are trapped by their own expertise. They have invested so much effort in one particular field that it is often extremely difficult at that time in their careers to make a radical change. I on the other hand knew nothing except for a basic training in somewhat old-fashioned physics and mathematics and an ability to turn my hand to new things… Since I essentially knew nothing I had an almost completely free choice.
Science is a body of truths which offers clear and certain knowledge about the real world and is therefore superior to tradition philosophy religion dogma and superstition which offer shadowy knowledge about an ideal world.
The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms.
Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith and inconsistent with it. But all science in fact rests on a basis of faith for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural lawsa thing which can never be demonstrated.
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself.
No our science is no illusion. But an illusion it would be to suppose that what science cannot give us we can get elsewhere.
There are in fact two things science and opinion: the former begets knowledge. the latter ignorance.
New discoveries in science … will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who would still adventure.
The physiological law of Transfer of Energy is the basis of human success and happiness. There is no action without expenditure of energy and if energy be not expended the power to generate it is lost. This law shows itself in a thousand ways in the life of man. The arm which is not used becomes palsied. The wealth which comes by chance weakens and destroys. The good which is unused turns to evil. The charity which asks no effort cannot relieve the misery she creates.
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
Mathematics is the science which uses easy words for hard ideas.
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
Science is a method to keep yourself from kidding yourself.
The humanities and science are not in inherent conflict but have become separated in the twentieth century. Now their essential unity must be re-emphasized so that twentieth-century multiplicity may become twentieth-century unity.
In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world not to the man to whom the idea first occurs.
Science is nothing but perception.
You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 1012 to 1.
We cant all be Einstein (because we dont all play the violin). At the very least we need a sort of street-smart science: the ability to recognize evidence gather it assess it and act on it.
The real scientist … is ready to bear privation and if need be starvation rather than let anyone dictate to him which direction his work must take.
The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.
[Asked whether he would like to see an experimental demonstration of conical refraction] No. I have been teaching it all my life and I do not want to have my ideas upset.
In all science error precedes the truth and it is better it should go first than last.
The progress of Science consists in observing interconnections and in showing with a patient ingenuity that the events of this ever-shifting world are but examples of a few general relations called laws. To see what is general in what is particular and what is permanent in what is transitory is the aim of scientific thought.
Some scientists claim that hydrogen because it is so plentiful is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say that there is more stupidity than hydrogen and that is the basic building block of the universe.