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Adventure Quote by Edwin Powell Hubble

“Equipped with our five senses - along with telescopes and microscopes and mass spectrometers and seismographs and magnetometers and particle accelerators and detectors sensitive to the entire electromagnetic spectrum - we explore the universe around us and call the adventure science.” quote by Edwin Powell Hubble
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“Equipped with our five senses - along with telescopes and microscopes and mass spectrometers and seismographs and magnetometers and particle accelerators and detectors sensitive to the entire electromagnetic spectrum - we explore the universe around us and call the adventure science.”

Edwin Powell Hubble

About This Quote

Source Speech: Public lecture on scientific exploration, 1960s

Science is described as an adventure using all senses and instruments to explore the universe.

In simple terms: Science is an adventure using all tools to explore.

Key Takeaway

Embrace curiosity and use diverse tools to explore.

Themes

exploration science curiosity

Mood

wonderful inspired thoughtful

Type

motivational philosophical educational

When to use this quote

  • education
  • research
  • public outreach
  • STEM careers
  • policy making

Key Concepts

instrumentation empirical inquiry interdisciplinary methods

Questions to Reflect On

  • How can we expand our sensory tools?
  • What responsibilities come with scientific discovery?
A Different Perspective

Limited by human perception and technology constraints.

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