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Science Quotes by Edward Teller
- It is often claimed that knowledge multiplies so rapidly that nobody can follow it. I believe this is incorrect. At least in science it is…
- The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.
- Science attempts to find logic and simplicity in nature. Mathematics attempts to establish order and simplicity in human thought.
- Today's science is tomorrow's technology.
- Today, nothing is unusual about a scientific discovery's being followed soon after by a technical application: The discovery of electrons led to electronics; fission led…
- The scientist is not responsible for the laws of nature. It is his job to find out how these laws operate. It is the scientist's…
- The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler.
- One may say that predictions are dangerous particularly for the future. If the danger involved in a prediction is not incurred, no consequence follows and…
- In our educational institutions applied science may almost be described as a "no-man's land."
- If there ever was a misnomer, it is "exact science." Science has always been full of mistakes. The present day is no exception. And our…
- A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants…
- There's no system foolproof enough to defeat a sufficiently great fool.
- There is a time for scientists and movie stars and those who have flown the atlantic to restrain their opinions lest they be taken more…
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