--- title: "4 Robert L. Park Quotes - Famous Physicist (Voodoo science)" description: "Robert Lee Park was an American professor of physics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a former director of public information at the Was..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-robert-l-park-71424.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Robert L. Park](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-robert-l-park-71424.jpg) # Robert L. Park (1931–2020) Physicist United States **4** quotes in **27** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Robert L. Park was a physicist from the United States, best known for *Voodoo science*. ## Quick Facts About Robert L. Park Born January 16, 1931 Died April 29, 2020 Nationality United States Profession Physicist Notable works Voodoo science ## About Robert L. Park Robert Lee Park was an American professor of physics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a former director of public information at the Washington office of the American Physical Society. Park was most noted for his critical commentaries on alternative medicine and pseudoscience, as well as his criticism of how legitimate science is distorted or ignored by the media, some scientists, and public policy advocates as expressed in his book Voodoo Science. He was also noted for his preference for robotic over crewed space exploration. ## Awards & Honors Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Joseph A. Burton Forum Award ## Quotes by Robert L. Park > [This sort of dwindling band of true believers each year gets together and talks about the wonderful progress that's been made. None…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-l-park/this-sort-of-dwindling-band-of-true-believers-each-year-gets-together/) Robert L. Park [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/robert-l-park-71424_band_this-sort-of-dwindling-band-of-true-beli_436252.png) > [All of science is built on territory once occupied by gods. Is there some boundary at which science is supposed to stop?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-l-park/all-of-science-is-built-on-territory-once-occupied-by-gods-is-there/) Robert L. Park [Atheism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atheism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbc/robert-l-park-71424_atheism_all-of-science-is-built-on-territory-onc_1491930.png) > [Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo it is not enough that you be persecuted by an unkind establishment, you must also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-l-park/alas-to-wear-the-mantle-of-galileo-it-is-not-enough-that-you-be/) Robert L. Park [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a77/robert-l-park-71424_alas_alas-to-wear-the-mantle-of-galileo-it-is_1586394.jpg) > [The greatest discoveries of science have always been those that forced us to rethink our beliefs about the universe and our place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-l-park/the-greatest-discoveries-of-science-have-always-been-those-that/) Robert L. Park [Belief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/robert-l-park-71424_belief_the-greatest-discoveries-of-science-have_1850394.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-l-park/#itemlist", "name": "Robert L. Park Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This sort of dwindling band of true believers each year gets together and talks about the wonderful progress that's been made. 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