[T]he history of science has proved that fundamental…

If anything, I would like to see the climate change happen, so the science could be proved right, regardless of the consequences. This isn’t…

— Phil Jones

“She is, nevertheless, true to those who obey her rules. Has not science proved that she is truthful? Has not art found that she…

— Kaiten Nukariya

Very few societies on Earth developed science as we know it today. On the other hand, the number is not zero - the Greeks,…

— Seth Shostak

Fundamental research is needed to make progress, which you cannot do solely by copying others. If you only do applied research, you quickly lose…

— Francois Englert

Frequently, I have been asked if an experiment I have planned is pure or applied science; to me it is more important to know…

— William Shockley

The FBRI will continue to carry out fundamental research mainly in fields where new medical treatments or medications are urgently required, such as cancer…

— Tasuku Honjo

There has no doubt to be fundamental research in science, but applied research is equally important for new improvements and changes in our techniques.

— Lal Bahadur Shastri

“According to Thoth, because of the placement of the Great Pyramid on the Earth connecting into the Earth's huge geometrical field - specifically the…

— Drunvalo Melchizedek

“And, if you'll investigate the history of science, my dear boy, I think you'll find that most of the really big ideas have come…

— Kurt Vonnegut

The history of science is full of revolutionary advances that required small insights that anyone might have had, but that, in fact, only one…

— Isaac Asimov

The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error.

— Karl Popper

The history of science knows scores of instances where an investigator was in the possession of all the important facts for a new theory…

— Ernst Mayr

“The strength of the familiar electromagnetic force between two electrons, for example, is expressed in physics in terms of a constant known as the…

— Mario Livio

Great is the power of steady misrepresentation; but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure.

— Charles Darwin

“This relationship, often called the Golden mean, has been discovered and rediscovered at various times in history as a unique proportion believed to have…

— John Pile