Concepts Quote by James Bryant Conant

Science is a set of methods designed to describe and interpret observed or inferred phenomenon, past or present, and aimed at building a testable…

— Michael Shermer

Science is the description of phenomena and the formulation of their relations.

— Boris Sidis

Science is a dynamic undertaking directed to lowering the degree of the empiricism involved in solving problems; or, if you prefer, science is a…

— James Bryant Conant

One important idea is that science is a means whereby learning is achieved, not by mere theoretical speculation on the one hand, nor by…

— George E. P. Box

Science is the century-old endeavour to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible phenomena of this world into as thorough-going an association…

— Karl Popper

“The formal scientific definition of theory is quite different from the everyday meaning of the word. It refers to a comprehensive explanation of some…

— National Academy of Sciences

Science is a mechanism, a way of trying to improve your knowledge of nature. It's a system for testing your thoughts against the universe,…

— Isaac Asimov

Science is a combination of theory and experiment and the two together are how you make progress.

— Lisa Randall

Science preceded the theory of science, and is independent of it. Science preceded naturalism, and will survive it.

— Arthur Balfour

Under my definition, a scientific theory is a proposed explanation which focuses or points to physical, observable data and logical inferences. There are many…

— Michael Behe

Science is not a body of knowledge nor a system of belief; it is just a term which describes humankind’s incremental acquisition of understanding…

— Tim Minchin

Science is a process for learning about nature in which competing ideas about how the world works are measured against observations.

— Richard P. Feynman