Congress Quote by Bill Foster

Particle physics suffers more from being infected by the socio-political mood of the day than from lack of spectacular opportunities for major and profound…

— Leon M. Lederman

There is not a soul on Earth who can read the deluge of physics publications in its entirety. As a result, it is sad…

— Abraham Pais

People are suspicious of science. They see it as being responsible for problems like the degradation of our climate. There is also a strand…

— Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Many respectable physicists said that they weren't going to stand for this -- partly because it was a debasement of science, but mostly because…

— Douglas Adams

There is now a feeling that the pieces of physics are falling into place, not because of any single revolutionary idea or because of…

— Steven Weinberg

Physics is becoming too difficult for the physicists.

— David Hilbert

Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to make peace with reality. Reality is not as strong…

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

We physicists don't like to admit it, but some of us are closet science fiction fans. We hate to admit it because it sounds…

— Michio Kaku

The stability of what's called the Standard Model of particle physics and its ability to make so many clever predictions with immense precision suggests…

— Ian Hacking

American sci-fi has fallen into the doldrums in part because of the anti-science sentiment that's so prevalent in our culture lately.

— Nick Sagan

“What did we do wrong?' The Physicists cry. But in exasperation, they are forced to give up. Their feelings border on despair. The more…

— Fred Alan Wolf

It's as if we think the laws of physics are subject to debate and amendment and political contributions can sway the laws of physics.

— Al Gore