“Despite his mellow, Zen-like demeanor, the appearance of that bookcase betrayed an urgency. A hunger. This thing meant something to him. Of… — Amanda Gefter Copy Share Image
“Einstein had been only four or five years old when his father gave him that compass. It was one of those small… — Amanda Gefter Change the world Copy Share Image
“Wheeler wasn’t the first to point out that quantum mechanics slips into paradox the minute you introduce a second observer. The Nobel… — Amanda Gefter Friendship Copy Share Image
“Science journalism’s express goal was to hang over the writer’s mind a veil so opaque that the reader would mistake the writer’s… — Amanda Gefter Goals Copy Share Image
“Watching the way an invisible force always guided the compass needle north had convinced Einstein that “something deeply hidden had to be… — Amanda Gefter Best gift Copy Share Image
“On an average trip he brought two physics books, a few philosophy books, several volumes of poetry, and one thesaurus” — Amanda Gefter Books Copy Share Image
“This was London, after all. I had read somewhere that wherever you stand in the entire city, you’re never more than twenty… — Amanda Gefter Copy Share Image
“Scientific progress isn’t a parade of miraculously wrong theories—it’s an optimistic snowball, gathering the structure of reality as it rolls.” — Amanda Gefter Science Copy Share Image
