Physics Quotes

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That attitude does not exist so much today, but in those days there was a very sharp distinction between basic physics and applied physics. Columbia… — Gordon Gould
My latter schooldays and my university days were during the war, when science - physics, in particular - was a very important and glamorous subject.… — John Henry Carver
The development of physics, like the development of any science, is a continuous one. — Owen Chamberlain
The physics of the 21st century shall deal essentially with non-spatial matter and non-spatial mechanics. — Kedar Joshi
By the year 2070 we cannot say, or it would be imbecile to do so, that any man alive could understand Shakespearean experience better than… — Carrie P Snow
The Engineer is one who, in the world of physics and applied sciences, begets new things, or adapts old things to new and better uses;… — Henry R. Towne
If you assume continuity, you can open the well-stocked mathematical toolkit of continuous functions and differential equations, the saws and hammers of engineering and physics… — Benoit Mandelbrot
The question not many ask is: why are the laws of physics like they are? — Paul Davies
Acceleration is finite, I think, according to some laws of physics. — Terry Riley
Biology will tell you a lot of things, but there are many that it can not explain and you need to look at physics instead. — Walter Gilbert
A lot of my theories were not applicable as a closer — Curt Schilling
I need physics more than friends. — J. Robert Oppenheimer
For many years quantum physics had been giving indications that there are levels of reality other than the material level. — Amit Goswami
Although I was four years at the University [of Wisconsin], I did not take the regular course of studies, but instead picked out what I… — John Muir
Physical changes take place continuously, while chemical changes take place discontinuously. Physics deals chiefly with continuous varying quantities, while chemistry deals chiefly with whole numbers. — Max Planck
When I began my physical studies [in Munich in 1874] and sought advice from my venerable teacher Philipp von Jolly...he portrayed to me physics as… — Max Planck
I was lucky to get into computers when it was a very young and idealistic industry. There weren't many degrees offered in computer science, so… — Steve Jobs
Quantum physics is the physics of possibilities. And not just material possibilities, but also possibilities of meaning, of feeling, and of intuiting. You choose everything… — Amit Goswami
...physics is the study of the structure of consciousness. — Gary Zukav
I make figurative portraits as a way to explore theories of quantum physics. — Oliver Jeffers

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