Optics Quote by Joseph Von Fraunhofer

“The true worth of a researcher lies in pursuing what he did not seek in his experiment as well as what he sought.”

— Claude Bernard

[Asked whether he would like to see an experimental demonstration of conical refraction] No. I have been teaching it all my life, and I…

— Isaac Todhunter

“The experiment, so far as its original projectors were concerned, proved, long ago, a failure; first lapsing into Fourierism, and dying, as it well…

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

“Theories might inspire you, but experiments will advance you.”

— Amit Kalantri

“In making these predictions, I have had the invaluable assistance of scientists who graciously allowed me to interview them, broadcast their ideas on national…

— Michio Kaku

I have always been more interested in experiment, than in accomplishment.

— Orson Welles

Over the years, a number of other intriguing experimental ideas and areas of investigation have been the objects of my attention, and I have…

— Frederick Reines

“Scientists are actually preoccupied with accomplishment. So they are focused on whether they can do something. They never stop to ask if they should…

— Michael Crichton

“One day, scientists will overtake LIGHT and crash into the DARKNESS.”

— Paul McDermott

“many experiments which intrigued him. He was particularly interested in the properties of light. By using a spinning colour”

— Andrew Thomas

“Scientific advances are enabled by a technology advance that allows us to see what we have not been able to see before.”

— Ray Kurzweil

“scientists rush to publish in order to gain the benefits associated with being the first to have made a particular advancement.”

— Eric von Hippel