--- title: "4 James Trefil Quotes - Famous Physicist" description: "American physicist... | James Stanley Trefil is an American physicist and author of nearly fifty books. Much of his published work focuses on science fo..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-james-trefil-73805.jpg" --- ![Portrait of James Trefil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-james-trefil-73805.jpg) # James Trefil (1938) Physicist **4** quotes in **54** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet James Trefil is a physicist. ## Quick Facts About James Trefil Born September 10, 1938 Profession Physicist ## About James Trefil American physicist... \| James Stanley Trefil is an American physicist and author of nearly fifty books. Much of his published work focuses on science for the general audience. He has served as Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia and, since 1988, as Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University. Am ## Quotes by James Trefil > [The laws of nature are the skeleton of the universe. They support it, give it shape, tie it together. Taken as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-trefil/the-laws-of-nature-are-the-skeleton-of-the-universe-they-support-it/) [James Trefil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-trefil/) [Awe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/509/james-trefil-73805_awe_the-laws-of-nature-are-the-skeleton-of-t_46595.jpg) > [Great question in science - questions like the ones Herschel raised about the structure of the universe - are seldom answered by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-trefil/great-question-in-science-questions-like-the-ones-herschel-raised/) [James Trefil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-trefil/) [Casting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/casting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76f/james-trefil-73805_casting_great-question-in-science-questions-like_406867.jpg) > [For almost half a century, Fermilab has occupied center stage as physicists have sought to understand the fundamental structure of the universe.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-trefil/for-almost-half-a-century-fermilab-has-occupied-center-stage-as/) [James Trefil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-trefil/) [Accounts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/james-trefil-73805_accounts_for-almost-half-a-century-fermilab-has-o_1122303.png) > [“Your brain never stops developing and changing. It's been doing it from the time you were an embryo, and will keep doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-trefil/your-brain-never-stops-developing-and-changing-it-s-been-doing-it/) [James Trefil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-trefil/) [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/428/james-trefil-73805_ability_your-brain-never-stops-developing-and-ch_1212391.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-trefil/#itemlist", "name": "James Trefil Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The laws of nature are the skeleton of the universe. They support it, give it shape, tie it together. 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