In the history of physics, there have been three great revolutions in thought that first seemed absurd yet proved to be true. The first proposed that the earth, instead of being stationary, was moving around at a great and variable… — Edward Teller Copy Share Image
I believe in good. It is an ephemeral and elusive quality. It is the center of my beliefs, but it cannot be strengthened by… — Edward Teller Copy Share
The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler. — Edward Teller Copy Share
By having simplified what is known, physicists have been led into realms which as yet are anything but simple. That at some time, they,… — Edward Teller Copy Share
Really exotic methods of propulsion . . . will have to be devised to get there. How it will be done, I do not… — Edward Teller Copy Share
Today, nothing is unusual about a scientific discovery's being followed soon after by a technical application: The discovery of electrons led to electronics; fission… — Edward Teller Copy Share
Society's emissions of carbon dioxide may or may not turn out to have something significant to do with global warming-the jury is still out. — Edward Teller Copy Share
Had we not pursued the hydrogen bomb, there is a very real threat that we would now all be speaking Russian. I have no… — Edward Teller Copy Share
“Engineers are, by definition, people whose work is dedicated to making people's lives easier; or, as people used to say, whose work is dedicated… — Edward Teller Copy Share
My experience has been in a short 77 years that in the end when you fight for a desperate cause and have good reasons… — Edward Teller Copy Share
I hate doubt, yet I am certain that doubt is the only way to approach anything worth believing in. — Edward Teller Copy Share
It is often claimed that knowledge multiplies so rapidly that nobody can follow it. I believe this is incorrect. At least in science it… — Edward Teller Copy Share
I believe in excellence. It is a basic need of every human soul. All of us can be excellent, because, fortunately, we are exceedingly… — Edward Teller Copy Share
When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith… — Edward Teller Copy Share
There is a time for scientists and movie stars and those who have flown the atlantic to restrain their opinions lest they be taken… — Edward Teller Copy Share
