Science Quotes
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"The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space."Arno Penzias
"Astronomy compels the soul to look upward and leads us from this world to another."Arno Penzias
"The universe is a self-excited circuit."John Wheeler
"No phenomenon is a phenomenon until it is a registered phenomenon."John Wheeler
"It is often stated that of all the theories proposed in this century, the silliest is quantum mechanics. In fact, some say that if quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it."John Wheeler
"Reality is created by the observer."John Wheeler
"The quantum principle shows that observation affects what is observed."John Wheeler
"The nature of space and time are clues to the nature of consciousness."John Wheeler
"All physics is local physics."John Wheeler
"Physics is really nothing more than a search for ultimate simplicity."John Wheeler
"The universe is not only queerer than we suppose, it is queerer than we can suppose."John Wheeler
"What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning."John Wheeler
"Science is the art of asking the right questions."John Wheeler
"Every act of observation changes the nature of what is observed."John Wheeler
"The elegance of a theory is measured by how much it explains with how little assumption."John Wheeler
"Nature speaks a language of mathematics."John Wheeler
"The fabric of reality is woven from threads of information."John Wheeler
"The universe is fundamentally connected in ways we're only beginning to understand."John Wheeler
"To understand the big, you must first understand the small."John Wheeler
"The observer is always part of the system being observed."John Wheeler
"What we achieve in physics is a reflection of how we learn to see."John Wheeler
"Information is not merely recorded; it is created through observation."John Wheeler
"A commonsense interpretation of the facts suggests that a super-intellect has monkeyed with physics, as well as with chemistry and biology."Fred Hoyle
"The notion that science cannot be affected by sociology is simply false."Fred Hoyle
"Astronomy leads us to a unique event, a universe which was created out of nothing."Fred Hoyle
"Life cannot be created by the collision of atoms in space."Fred Hoyle
"Panspermia is a scientifically valid hypothesis."Fred Hoyle
"Galaxies are not merely collections of stars; they are ecosystems."Fred Hoyle
"Matter has properties that seem to defy explanation."Fred Hoyle
"The laws of physics are written in the language of mathematics."Fred Hoyle