And we owe science to the combined energies of individual men of genius, rather than to any tendency to progress inherent in civilization. Chauncey Wright civilizationcombineenergy Change image and share on social
If they are, then the only ultimate truths are the particulars of concrete experience, and no postulate or general assumption is inherent in science until its proceedings become systematic, or the truths already reached give direction to further research. Chauncey Wright assumptionconcretedirection share on social
Science has to be understood in its broadest sense, as a method for comprehending all observable reality, and not merely as an instrument for acquiring specialized knowledge. Alexis Carrel acquirebroadcomprehend Change image and share on social
I would say keep supporting space flight, keep telling the public and the politicians why it's important to advance science and explore the galaxy. I encourage the Japanese to keep doing what they're doing. Leroy Chiao advanceencourageexplore share on social
All science is either physics or stamp collecting. Ernest Rutherford collectphysicscience Change image and share on social
Science is analytical, descriptive, informative. Man does not live by bread alone, but by science he attempts to do so. Hence the deadliness of all that is purely scientific. Eric Gill analyticattemptbread Change image and share on social
My degree is in biology, and it will always be my first love. Evolution, ecology, genetics - they were the textbooks I was devouring as a teenager, and it was there that my love of science grew. Elise Andrew biologydegreedevour Change image and share on social
I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old. A. E. van Vogt annualbritishchum Change image and share on social
I was about 10 when I got into nuclear science. That was when that spark hit me. It took a few years of research, but when I was 14, I produced my first nuclear-fusion reaction. Taylor Wilson fusionhitnuclear Change image and share on social
What is required of a working hypothesis is a fine capacity for discrimination. Jean-Francois Lyotard capacitydiscriminationfine Change image and share on social
