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
The most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself. Jacob Bronowski discoverymakescience 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
Einstein was a man who could ask immensely simple questions. And what his work showed is that when the answers are simple too, then you can hear God thinking. Jacob Bronowski answereinsteingod Change image and 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
Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime. Jacob Bronowski conformitydiedissent Change image and share on social
You will die but the carbon will not; its career does not end with you. It will return to the soil, and there a plant may take it up again in time, sending it once more on a cycle of plant and animal life. Jacob Bronowski animalcarboncareer share on social
The world is full of people who never quite get into the first team and who just miss the prizes at the flower show. Jacob Bronowski flowerfullmis Change image and share on social