Science has nothing to be ashamed of even in the ruins of Nagasaki. The shame is theirs who appeal to other values than the human imaginative values which science has evolved. Jacob Bronowski appealashamedevolve Change image and share on social
Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man. Jacob Bronowski activitycutdeal share on social
Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked for no spell to cast over nature. Jacob Bronowski castfailforce Change image and share on social
The most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself. Jacob Bronowski discoverymakescience Change image and share on social
Power is the by-product of understanding. Jacob Bronowski powerproductunderstand Change image and share on social
The world is made up of people who never quite get into the first team and who just miss the prizes at the flower show. Jacob Bronowski flowermakemis Change image and share on social
Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he created. Jacob Bronowski animalcreateleaf Change image and share on social
We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every man, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do. Jacob Bronowski afraidcivilizationconfidence share on social
Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty. Jacob Bronowski adventureedgeknowledge Change image and share on social
That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer. Jacob Bronowski answeressenceimpertinent Change image and share on social
