All things Quote by John Archibald Wheeler

“Never make a calculation until you know the answer.”

— John Archibald Wheeler

Spacetime tells matter how to move; matter tells spacetime how to curve.

— John Archibald Wheeler

“Never make a calculation until you know the answer. Make an estimate before every calculation, try a simple physical argument (symmetry! invariance! conservation!) before…

— John Archibald Wheeler

One can only learn by teaching.

— John Archibald Wheeler

Time, among all concepts in the world of physics, puts up the greatest resistance to being dethroned from ideal continuum to the world of…

— John Archibald Wheeler

The laws of physics that we regard as 'sacred,' as immutable, are anything but.

— John Archibald Wheeler

There are many modes of thinking about the world around us and our place in it. I like to consider all the angles from…

— John Archibald Wheeler

If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been much of a day.

— John Archibald Wheeler

In order to more fully understand this reality, we must take into account other dimensions of a broader reality.

— John Archibald Wheeler

I like to say, when asked why I pursue science, that it is to satisfy my curiosity, that I am by nature a searcher…

— John Archibald Wheeler

'Participant' is the incontrovertible new concept given by quantum mechanics. It strikes down the 'observer' of classical theory, the man who stands safely behind…

— John Archibald Wheeler

We will first understand how simple the universe is when we recognize how strange it is.

— John Archibald Wheeler