Misattributed-to-einstein Quote by Enrico Fermi Download Open image ““If I could remember the names of these particles, I would have been a botanist.”” — Enrico Fermi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Misattributed-to-einstein
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“I connect with the world of flora and experience the bliss of that connection!” — Amy Leigh Mercree Copy Share Image
I remember my friend Johnny von Neumann used to say, 'with four parameters I can fit an elephant and with five I can make… — Enrico Fermi Copy Share Image
Whatever Nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better than knowledge. — Enrico Fermi Copy Share Image
[on what characteristics Nobel prize winning physicists had in common] I cannot think of a single one, not even intelligence. — Enrico Fermi Copy Share Image
There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis,… — Enrico Fermi Copy Share Image
It is no good to try to stop knowledge from going forward. Ignorance is never better than knowledge. — Enrico Fermi Copy Share Image
“The fact that no limits exist to the destructiveness of this weapon makes its very existence and the knowledge of its construction a danger… — Enrico Fermi Copy Share Image
Some people stick with the traditional, feeling struck by the epic beauty or blown away by the insane scale of the universe. Personally, I… — Enrico Fermi Copy Share Image
Where is everybody? Humans could theoretically colonize the galaxy in a million years or so, and if they could, astronauts from older civilizations could… — Enrico Fermi Copy Share Image
Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am still confused. But on a higher level. — Enrico Fermi Copy Share Image
Experimental confirmation of a prediction is merely a measurement. An experiment disproving a prediction is a discovery. — Enrico Fermi Copy Share Image
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“Do you know what Albert Einstein's definition of insanity was?" "No." "Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” — Christian Cantrell Copy Share Image
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