I guess the two things I was most interested in were telescopes and steam engines. My father was an engineer on a threshing rig steam engine and I loved the machinery. — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
I shed many a tear when the steam engines went out of style on the railroads. I'd like to seem them come back, but I realize the diesels are more efficient. — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
How does a pansy, for example, select the ingredients from soil to get the right colors for the flower? Now there's a great miracle.… — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn't think anything about being famous or anything like that,… — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, a lot of the concepts in the Bible are based on ancient mythology that doesn't fit the findings of science. — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
We were suddenly faced with the necessity of training a lot of young men in the art of navigation. — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
I was interested in telescopes and the way they worked because I had an intense desire to see what things looked like, so I… — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
The planets are never the same twice, they're always different, so they could compare the markings I had drawn with their current photographs and… — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
I thought I'd better check this third plate, which is another date, see if there's an image there in the right place that would… — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
Although my early equipment was very modest, later I made my own and they were more powerful. — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
A person that much interested in science is going to neglect his social life somewhat, but not completely, because that isn't healthy either. So… — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
I guess they just took it for granted that that was what I was interested in and let nature take its course. — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
It was depressing, ... I worried about how I would make a living. I didn't want to stay on the farm. It didn't offer… — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
I used to think about how nice it would be to visit the planets. Of course, I didn't expect to see in my lifetime… — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
I used to believe there were people on Mars, and of course now we know there aren't. Mars held particular interest. I was curious… — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much hope of getting into… — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
That's the way I got along in life. I don't ever remember being particularly jealous of anybody, because I figured if I can't do… — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
