“The power of the deductive network produced in physics has been illustrated in a delightful article by Victor F. Weisskopf. He begins by taking the magnitudes of six physical constants known by measurement: the mass of the proton, the mass… — Gerald Holton Copy Share
“The unsolved problems of the physical world now seem even more formidable than those solved in the twentieth century. Though in application it works splendidly, we do not even understand the physical meaning of quantum mechanics, much less how it… — Gerald Holton Copy Share Image
The flight of most members of a profession to the high empyrean, where they can work peacefully on purely scientific problems, isolated from the… — Gerald Holton Copy Share Image
In the sciences, we are now uniquely privileged to sit side-by-side with the giants on whose shoulders we stand. — Gerald Holton Copy Share Image
“The power of the deductive network produced in physics has been illustrated in a delightful article by Victor F. Weisskopf. He begins by taking the magnitudes of six physical constants known by measurement: the mass of the proton, the mass and electric charge of the electron, the light velocity, Newton's gravitational constant, and the quantum of action of Planck. He… — Gerald Holton Copy Share
Persons living in this modern world who do not know the basic facts that determine their very existence, functioning, and surroundings, are living in… — Gerald Holton Copy Share Image
If the layman cannot participate in decision making, he will have to turn himself over, essentially blind, to a hermetic elite. ... [The fundamental question becomes] are we still capable of self-government and therefore freedom? Margaret Mead wrote in a 1959 issue of Daedalus about scientists elevated to the status of priests. Now there is a name for this elevation,… — Gerald Holton Copy Share
Even in the best times, managing science has been compared to herding cats; it is not done well, but one is surprised to find… — Gerald Holton Copy Share Image
To this day, we see all around us the Promethean drive to omnipotence through technology and to omniscience through science. The effecting of all… — Gerald Holton Copy Share Image
“The unsolved problems of the physical world now seem even more formidable than those solved in the twentieth century. Though in application it works… — Gerald Holton Copy Share Image
