Science Quotes by Walter Isaacson

10 Science quotes by Walter Isaacson

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Isaacson’s knack for framing big ideas in accessible language shows up here. Ten short quotes distill his view of how scientific breakthroughs shape history and society.

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“We scientists in particular must foster internationalism,” he said. “Unfortunately, we have had to suffer serious disappointments even among scientists in this…

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“Physicists are not used to trimming or compromising their equations in order to get them accepted. Which is why they do not…

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I hope that some day scientists can be considered heroes again, instead of Paris Hilton.

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One of the strongest motives that leads men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and…

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“When the conventional wisdom of physics seemed to conflict with an elegant theory of his, Einstein was inclined to question that wisdom…

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“His lack of reverence for authority and his willingness to challenge received wisdom would lead him to craft an empirical approach for…

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A popular feel for scientific endeavors should, if possible, be restored given the needs of the twenty-first century. This does not mean…

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“The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of all…

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“As scientists would discover after Einstein’s death, Schwarzschild’s odd theory was right. Stars could collapse and create such a phenomenon, and in…

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“Edwin Land of Polaroid talked about the intersection of the humanities and science. I like that intersection. There's something magical about that…

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He had the attitude that he could do anything, and therefore so can you. He put his life in my hands. So that made…

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But the point is to get a whole new generation of people and people in general more re-engaged in news, and this has happened…

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“There was never a good knife made of bad steel ”

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“Jobs's intensity was also evident in his ability to focus. He would set priorities, aim his laser attention on them, and filter out distractions.…

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“Atop the brochure McKenna put a maxim, often attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, that would become the defining precept of Jobs’s design philosophy: “Simplicity…

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“The company began attracting influential new investors.”

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“You have to remain critically vigilant.” Question every premise, challenge conventional wisdom, and never accept the truth of something merely because everyone else views…

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“in 1996, bought NeXT, bringing Jobs back. BILL ATKINSON. Early Apple employee, developed graphics for the Macintosh. CHRISANN BRENNAN. Jobs’s girlfriend at Homestead High,…

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“The last time there was this much excitement about a tablet, it had some commandments written on it.”

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“If you want to live your life in a creative way, as an artist, you have to not look back too much. You have…

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“There was a key lesson for innovation: Understand which industries are symbiotic so that you can capitalize on how they will spur each other…

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“CEO Gil Amelio stumbled. Ellison may have been baffled when Jobs insisted that he was not motivated by money, but it was partly true.…

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“Once a year Jobs took his most valuable employees on a retreat, which he called " The Top 100." They were picked based on…

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“An object will display the greatest difference of light and shade when it is seen in the strongest light. . . . But this…

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