Science Quotes

"The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error."

"One of the most important features of quantum theory is its description of the complementarity of physical properties."

"The idea that we can describe nature in an objective fashion that is independent of the observer is losing credibility."

"The present situation in physics is not satisfactory."

"Without speculation there is no good and original observation."

"Nature requires of the physicist only that he observe, measure and calculate, not that he understand."

"The object of atomic physics is the understanding of the laws of matter, not the production of new materials or useful applications."

"The laws of quantum mechanics are the same for all observers."

"We must always remember that in physics we are not trying to understand nature for its own sake."

"We cannot avoid the conclusion that the behavior of the observer has influenced the observed."

"Every time we make a measurement, we introduce an uncertainty."

"The real problem is that in order to describe nature we have to use mathematics."

"The interpretation of quantum mechanics is still disputed."

"What we observe is not nature in itself, but our interaction with nature."

"The task of science is to reveal nature, not to create it."

"The energy produced by the atom is a very poor kind of thing. Anyone who expects a source of power from the transformation of these atoms is talking moonshine."

"Physics is really nothing more than a game played with simple rules, and learning the rules is the objective."

"All science is either physics or stamp collecting."

"When dealing with atoms, never say 'never.'"

"The splitting of the atom represents the greatest achievement of human intellect."

"The scientist who becomes too attached to his theories ceases to be a scientist."

"The universe is a laboratory where we are all experiments in progress."

"The greatest scientists are those who retain the wonder of a child."

"The most important laboratory is the one between our ears."

"The beauty of science lies in its eternal questioning."

"The architecture of the atom mirrors the architecture of the cosmos."

"The heart of discovery beats with the rhythm of relentless curiosity."

"The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy."

"I would like to ask for thoughts about why we haven't observed any alien civilizations yet."

"The physicist has much more to learn by watching nature than by listening to his colleagues."