All Martin Rees Quotes
- I hope that by 2050 the entire solar system will have been explored and mapped by flotillas of tiny robotic craft. Been
- Some claim that computers will, by 2050, achieve human capabilities. Of course, in some respects they already have. Achieve
- Scientists surely have a special responsibility. It is their ideas that form the basis of new technology. They should not be indifferent to the fruits… Basis
- All space projects push the frontiers of technology and are drivers of innovation. All
- We need to broaden our sympathies both in space and time - and perceive ourselves as part of a long heritage, and stewards for an… Both
- To ensure continuing prosperity in the global economy, nothing is more important than the development and application of knowledge and skills. Application
- In our interconnected world, novel technology could empower just one fanatic, or some weirdo with a mindset of those who now design computer viruses, to… Arise
- We know too little about how life began on Earth to lay confident odds. It may have involved a fluke so rare that it happened… Almost Inevitable
- The first arrival of earthly life on another celestial body ranks as an epochal event not only for our generation, but in the history of… Apollo
- Manned spaceflight has lost its glamour - understandably so, because it hardly seems inspiring, 40 years after Apollo, for astronauts merely to circle the Earth… Apollo
- The Swedish engineer who invented the zip fastener made a greater intellectual leap than many scientists do in a lifetime. Engineer
- Issues relating to global health and sustainability must stay high on the agenda if we are to cope with an ageing and ever-increasing population, with… Ageing
- From the growth of the Internet through to the mapping of the human genome and our understanding of the human brain, the more we understand,… Brain
- From a personal perspective, I am disappointed that we have yet to really achieve a full understanding of the origins of life on Earth. What… Achieve
- Whether it is to reduce our carbon-dioxide emissions or to prepare for when the coal and oil run out, we have to continue to seek… Carbon
- The most important advances, the qualitative leaps, are the least predictable. Not even the best scientists predicted the impact of nuclear physics, and everyday consumer… Advances
- During the 20th century, we came to understand that the essence of all substances - their colour, texture, hardness and so forth - is set… All
- There are at least as many galaxies in our observable universe as there are stars in our galaxy. Galaxies
- If we ever established contact with intelligent life on another world, there would be barriers to communication. First, they would be many light years away,… Another World
- Collective human actions are transforming, even ravaging, the biosphere - perhaps irreversibly - through global warming and loss of biodiversity. Actions
- We do not fully understand the consequences of rising populations and increasing energy consumption on the interwoven fabric of atmosphere, water, land and life. Atmosphere
- There is an ever-widening gap between what science allows and what we should actually do. There are many doors science can open that should be… Allows
- Perhaps future space probes will be plastered in commercial logos, just as Formula One cars are now. Perhaps Robot Wars in space will be a… Beyond
- Ironically, it is only when disaster strikes that the shuttle makes the headlines. Its routine flights attracted less media interest than unmanned probes to the… Attracted
- It would be sad if the expertise built up during the 40 years of the U.S. and Russian manned programmes were allowed to dissipate. But… Abandoning