When people really understand the Big Bang and the whole sweep of the evolution of the universe, it will be clear that humans are fairly insignificant. — George Smoot Copy Share Image
With something like Chernobyl, the public reaction was 'Oh, my God, science has really done wrong.' — George Smoot Copy Share Image
The discovery and investigation of life on other planets is likely to change many of our ideas about how life arose on the Earth… — George Smoot Copy Share Image
“I recall the eerie pleasure of getting a copy of the U-2 Users' Manual .” — George Smoot Copy Share Image
“...But every day I go to work I'm making a bet that the universe is simple, symmetric, and aesthetically pleasing... ” — George Smoot Copy Share Image
People have contemplated the origin and evolution of the universe since before the time of Aristotle. Very recently, the era of speculation has given… — George Smoot Copy Share Image
I always think of space-time as being the real substance of space, and the galaxies and the stars just like the foam on the… — George Smoot Copy Share Image
There is no doubt that a parallel exists between the big bang as an event and the Christian notion of creation from nothing. — George Smoot Copy Share Image
When I came to Berkeley, I met all these Nobel laureates and I got to know that they were regular people. They were very… — George Smoot Copy Share Image
The big bang, the most cataclysmic event we can imagine, on closer inspection appears finely orchestrated. — George Smoot Copy Share Image
When people really understand the Big Bang and the whole sweep of the evolution of the universe, it will be clear that humans are… — George Smoot Copy Share Image
I played football and ran track in junior high, but by high school I was getting serious about my studies. — George Smoot Copy Share Image
