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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/i-didn-t-know-what-kinds-of-questions-to-ask-in-mathematics-in/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

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## More by Margaret Geller

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/the-actions-of-the-university-in-my-case-make-it-abundantly-clear/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [I never had a single female professor throughout my whole education, from the beginning of university to the end. Even all the books were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/i-never-had-a-single-female-professor-throughout-my-whole-education/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [I had a great deal of confidence when I graduated from Berkeley. I had almost none when I was at Princeton. After a while,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/i-had-a-great-deal-of-confidence-when-i-graduated-from-berkeley-i-had/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [When people on airplanes ask me what I do, I used to say I was a physicist, which ended the discussion. I once said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/when-people-on-airplanes-ask-me-what-i-do-i-used-to-say-i-was-a/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [At least in part, people are attracted to subjects where they can identify at a basic level with the people who do it. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/at-least-in-part-people-are-attracted-to-subjects-where-they-can/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [A family living at the poverty level is unlikely to be able to afford a computer at home. Even with a computer, access to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/a-family-living-at-the-poverty-level-is-unlikely-to-be-able-to-afford/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [The United States is a leader across a broad range of scientific disciplines. Our technological prowess is part of our greatness as a nation.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/the-united-states-is-a-leader-across-a-broad-range-of-scientific/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/when-we-look-out-into-space-we-re-looking-back-in-time-the-light-from/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/i-didn-t-know-what-kinds-of-questions-to-ask-in-mathematics-in/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/there-s-something-really-beautiful-about-science-that-human-beings/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [When I won the MacArthur, I didn't receive a different amount of money than the men did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/when-i-won-the-macarthur-i-didn-t-receive-a-different-amount-of-money/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [There are things done under the name of science which are ridiculous. But there is also stuff done which sounds funny but is really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/there-are-things-done-under-the-name-of-science-which-are-ridiculous/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [One of the great challenges of modern cosmology is to discover what the geometry of the universe really is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/one-of-the-great-challenges-of-modern-cosmology-is-to-discover-what/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [It's a matter of the heart... I take teaching at Harvard very seriously and supervision of my students very seriously. Harvard should have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/it-s-a-matter-of-the-heart-i-take-teaching-at-harvard-very-seriously/)

[Margaret Geller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-geller/)

> [Hunger, inadequate medical care, poor housing, and inferior schools are enemies of the sense of wonder. It is easier and less expensive in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-geller/hunger-inadequate-medical-care-poor-housing-and-inferior-schools-are/)

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