"Experimental confirmation of a prediction is merely a……" — Enrico Fermi
"Experimental confirmation of a prediction is merely a measurement. An experiment disproving a prediction is a discovery."
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19 Quotes by Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi has 19 quotes on this site.
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One might be led to question whether the scientists acted wisely in presenting the statesmen of the world with this…
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Whatever Nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better…
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I hope it won't take long.
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When asked what he meant by a miracle: Oh, anything with a probability of less than 20%.
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When asked what characteristics Nobel prize winning physicists had in common Ø› I cannot think of a single one, not…
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Ignorance is never better than knowledge
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I remember my friend Johnny von Neumann used to say, 'with four parameters I can fit an elephant and with…
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Never underestimate the joy people derive from hearing something they already know.
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Where is everybody? Humans could theoretically colonize the galaxy in a million years or so, and if they could, astronauts…
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An experiment disproving a prediction is discovery.
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Young man, if I could remember the names of these particles, I would have been a botanist.
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Some people stick with the traditional, feeling struck by the epic beauty or blown away by the insane scale of…
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More Confirmation Quotes
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I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men,…
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Presidents have the right to nominate their own cabinet secretaries. But their nominees don't have a right to confirmation. Senators…
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Islam believes in many prophets, and Al Quran is nothing but a confirmation of the old Scriptures.
— Annie Besant
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For my confirmation, I didn't get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I…
— Wernher von Braun
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It is easy to obtain confirmations, or verifications, for nearly every theory-if we look for confirmations. Confirmations should count only…
— Karl Popper
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Science is a set of methods designed to describe and interpret observed or inferred phenomenon, past or present, and aimed…
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Beer has long been the prime lubricant in our social intercourse and the sacred throat-anointing fluid that accompanies the ritual…
— Rennie Ellis
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We are happy at the respect others pay our favorites, because we consider it a lively confirmation of our own…
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You are not saintly (a good person) because an organization says so, but rather because you stay connected to the…
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The fact that the UFOs and UFOnauts use advanced scientific devices and extraordinary powers (reported by many trained and highly…
— George Fawcett
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Over the months, I kept seeing more feathers, especially at moments when I was really down and distraught. You ask…
— Lana Parrilla
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Every day is a surprise. There are confirmations of an interconnectivity and synchronicity which inspire, titillate and confirm the inherent…
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