John N. Bahcall

In my personal view, a failure to discover unimagined objects and answer unasked questions, once HST functions properly, would indicate a lack…

— John N. Bahcall

We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know.…

— John N. Bahcall

These neutrino observations are so exciting and significant that I think we're about to see the birth of an entirely new branch…

— John N. Bahcall

The most important discoveries will provide answers to questions that we do not yet know how to ask and will concern objects…

— John N. Bahcall

Every time we get slapped down, we can say, Thank you Mother Nature, because it means we're about to learn something important.

— John N. Bahcall

I personally feel it is presumptuous to believe that man can determine the whole temporal structure of the universe, its evolution, development…

— John N. Bahcall

Our Cosmic Habitat is certain to be widely quoted and widely read. It is beautifully written, using inspiring and stimulating analogies. While…

— John N. Bahcall

I do not personally want to believe that we already know the equations that determine the evolution and fate of the universe;…

— John N. Bahcall