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A scientifically unimportant discovery is one which, however true and however interesting for other reasons, has no consequences for a system of theory with which… — Talcott Parsons
Every discovery opens a new field for investigation of facts, shows us the imperfection of our theories. It has justly been said, that the greater… — Humphry Davy
I conceived and developed a new geometry of nature and implemented its use in a number of diverse fields. It describes many of the irregular… — Benoit Mandelbrot
To turn Karl [Popper]'s view on its head, it is precisely the abandonment of critical discourse that marks the transition of science. Once a field… — Thomas Kuhn
Any chemist reading this book can see, in some detail, how I have spent most of my mature life. They can become familiar with the… — Donald Cram
During the time that [Karl] Landsteiner gave me an education in the field of imununology, I discovered that he and I were thinking about the… — Linus Pauling
I happen to have discovered a direct relation between magnetism and light, also electricity and light, and the field it opens is so large and… — Michael Faraday
No aphorism is more frequently repeated in connection with field trials, than that we must ask Nature few questions, or, ideally, one question, at a… — Ronald Fisher
Mathematics is the tool specially suited for dealing with abstract concepts of any kind and there is no limit to its power in this field. — Paul Dirac
It was basic research in the photoelectric field-in the photoelectric effect that would one day lead to solar panels. It was basic research in physics… — Barack Obama
Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent. — Dan Marino
Evolution is a fact, as securely established as any in science, and he who denies it betrays woeful ignorance and lack of education, which likely… — Richard Dawkins
A society that presumes a norm of violence and celebrates aggression, whether in the subway, on the football field, or in the conduct of its… — Lewis H. Lapham
After all the field of battle possesses many advantages over the drawing-room. There at least is no room for pretension or excessive ceremony, no shaking… — Henry David Thoreau
The field of experience is the whole universe in all directions. Theory remains shut up within the limits of human faculties. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
One way to access the field is through the daily practice of silence, meditation, and non-judgment. Spending time in nature will also give you access… — Deepak Chopra
Today, almost half a century after the publication of the Encyclical [of Pius IX], new knowledge has led to the recognition in the theory of… — Pope John Paul II
Why does the UK government ignore workplace bullying? Our system of democracy - government and law - is based on the adversarial model. To be… — Tim Field
From that night on, the electron-up to that time largely the plaything of the scientist-had clearly entered the field as a potent agent in the… — Robert Andrews Millikan
This much I can say with definiteness - namely, that there is no scientific basis for the denial of religion - nor is there in… — Robert Andrews Millikan

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