When people on airplanes ask me what I do, I used to say I was a physicist, which ended the discussion. I once said I was a cosmologist, but they started asking me about makeup, and the title 'astronomer' gets… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
I didn't know what kinds of questions to ask in mathematics. In physics, I could see there were things that were known and things that weren't. — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
The actions of the University in my case make it abundantly clear that the Administration's rhetoric about Harvard's desire to attract and retain the… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
I never had a single female professor throughout my whole education, from the beginning of university to the end. Even all the books were… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
I had a great deal of confidence when I graduated from Berkeley. I had almost none when I was at Princeton. After a while,… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
When people on airplanes ask me what I do, I used to say I was a physicist, which ended the discussion. I once said… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
At least in part, people are attracted to subjects where they can identify at a basic level with the people who do it. The… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
A family living at the poverty level is unlikely to be able to afford a computer at home. Even with a computer, access to… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
The United States is a leader across a broad range of scientific disciplines. Our technological prowess is part of our greatness as a nation.… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
When we look out into space, we're looking back in time; the light from a galaxy a billion light-years away, for instance, will take… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
I didn't know what kinds of questions to ask in mathematics. In physics, I could see there were things that were known and things… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
There's something really beautiful about science, that human beings can ask these questions and can answer them. You can make models of nature and… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
When I won the MacArthur, I didn't receive a different amount of money than the men did. — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
There are things done under the name of science which are ridiculous. But there is also stuff done which sounds funny but is really… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
