Science Quotes

"Through measurement and observation, we engage in a conversation with the universe itself."

"In the space between hypothesis and proof lies the territory where genuine discovery takes place."

"The partnership between theory and experiment is the engine that drives all scientific progress forward."

"The universe operates according to principles that are knowable to human reason; this is the foundation of all science."

"The greatest discoveries come not from seeking glory, but from genuine curiosity about the world."

"I believe that the greatest expeditions are motivated by questions, not conquest."

"I found that the best expeditions begin with questions, not conclusions."

"The true science of natural philosophy is to be found in the study of the works of nature, not in the fancies of men."

"I have also a paper afloat, with an electromagnetic theory of light, which, till the equations are firmer, I do not like to speak publicly about."

"In every physical science there is a quantity which may be called entropy. It measures the degree to which the energy of a system is unavailable."

"The electromagnetic field is real."

"The molecular constitution of bodies is a subject of much speculative inquiry."

"I am endeavoring to show that the electric and magnetic phenomena are produced by the stresses and motions of one continuous medium."

"Heat is a form of motion, but not of translation."

"In the application of dynamical principles to the electromagnetic field, the results obtained are of the highest importance."

"We have strong reason to believe that light itself, including radiant heat and other radiations, is an electromagnetic disturbance."

"The character of the investigator must be one of absolute devotion to truth."

"We are to admit no laws to natural philosophy other than those based on experiment."

"The more I study the subject, the more convinced I become of the universality of the laws."

"In the present age, the cultivation of the physical sciences is a matter of great national importance."

"I have tried to establish a clear understanding of the nature of electromagnetic phenomena."

"Whatever exists must exist either in the form of matter or of force."

"Light, electricity, and magnetism are not separate phenomena but manifestations of one underlying reality."

"I have endeavored to think of electricity not as a fluid but as a state of mechanical strain."

"The true mission of the natural philosopher is to read the book of nature."

"In all sciences the first step is observation, but observation alone is not sufficient."

"Mathematics is the language in which the universe has written itself."

"The fields of force which surround us are as real as the matter which produces them."

"The study of electromagnetism has revealed the fundamental unity of nature."

"The mind that grasps the laws of electromagnetism has glimpsed the mind of creation."