Do not make grand plans. Be flexible. John C. Mather flexiblegrandmake Change image and share on social
There's no such thing as saying that we'll ever find the ultimate cause of stuff. We can only work to push our understanding one step further. John C. Mather findpushstep Change image and share on social
My mother's father, Hobart Cromwell, was a bacteriologist with Abbott Laboratories in suburban Chicago. I never got to know him well, as he died very young, but he was always a heroic figure in our family, wise and gentle and intelligent by reputation, with the courage to fight against the McCarthyites. John C. Mather abbottbacteriologistchicago share on social
I think my proper response is complete amazement and awe at the universe that we are in, and how it works is just far more complicated than humans will ever properly understand. John C. Mather amazementawecomplete Change image and share on social
As an eight-year-old, I would listen to stories and biographies of Charles Darwin and Galileo. I also went to wonderful schools and had great teachers who inspired me. John C. Mather biographycharledarwin Change image and share on social
When you have a deadline, or when you know that your equipment is about to go up in a rocket and you won't have another chance to fix it, your mind works in a way that it otherwise never would. John C. Mather chancedeadlineequipment Change image and share on social
The predominant theory of the origin of the universe is the Big Bang. John C. Mather bangbigorigin Change image and share on social
It seemed to me that NASA, especially Goddard, was the place where I could carry out the dreams that I had, which were to push forward an experiment that would measure the big bang radiation better than anyone had ever tried before. Therefore, it seemed like the perfect place to go. John C. Mather bangbigcarry share on social
Even your chin is made up of exploded stars. John C. Mather chinexplodemake Change image and share on social
Hubble knows there is interesting stuff out there, but Hubble isn't quite big enough. John C. Mather bighubbleinterest Change image and share on social