--- title: "4 Tony Rothman Quotes - Famous Physicist (Science a LA Mode)" description: "Tony Rothman is an American theoretical physicist, academic and writer. Browse 4 Tony Rothman quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b040/author-tony-rothman-69439.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Tony Rothman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b040/author-tony-rothman-69439.jpg) # Tony Rothman (1953) Physicist United States **4** quotes in **62** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Tony Rothman is a physicist from the United States, best known for *Science a LA Mode*. ## Quick Facts About Tony Rothman Born April 24, 1953 Nationality United States Profession Physicist Notable works Science a LA Mode ## About Tony Rothman Tony Rothman is an American theoretical physicist, academic and writer. ## Quotes by Tony Rothman > [Analogies and metaphors have often proved pivotal in expanding our thoughts both within and without science, and so one should not discourage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-rothman/analogies-and-metaphors-have-often-proved-pivotal-in-expanding-our/) [Tony Rothman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-rothman/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63e/tony-rothman-69439_age_analogies-and-metaphors-have-often-prove_1135847.png) > [If you ask a stupid question, you may feel stupid; if you don't ask a stupid question, you remain stupid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-rothman/if-you-ask-a-stupid-question-you-may-feel-stupid-if-you-don-t-ask-a/) [Tony Rothman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-rothman/) [Asks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9d/tony-rothman-69439_asks_if-you-ask-a-stupid-question-you-may-fee_1902537.png) > [The medieval theologian who gazed at the night sky through the eyes of Aristotle and saw angels moving the spheres in harmony…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-rothman/the-medieval-theologian-who-gazed-at-the-night-sky-through-the-eyes/) [Tony Rothman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-rothman/) [Angel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/angel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/tony-rothman-69439_angel_the-medieval-theologian-who-gazed-at-the_1922556.png) > [When confronted with the order and beauty of the universe and the strange coincidences of nature, it's very tempting to take the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-rothman/when-confronted-with-the-order-and-beauty-of-the-universe-and-the/) [Tony Rothman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-rothman/) [Atheism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atheism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/737/tony-rothman-69439_atheism_when-confronted-with-the-order-and-beaut_2026786.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-rothman/#itemlist", "name": "Tony Rothman Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Analogies and metaphors have often proved pivotal in expanding our thoughts both within and without science, and so one should not discourage the attempt to synthesize apparent opposites. 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