A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective. Edward Teller believeeffectivefact Change image and share on social
The philosophy of the school was quite simple - the bright boys specialised in Latin, the not so bright in science and the rest managed with geography or the like. Aaron Klug boybrightgeography Change image and share on social
If I could change the science system, my prescription for changing the whole thing would be organising it around big goals and building teams to do it. Craig Venter bigbuildchange Change image and share on social
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' Isaac Asimov discoveryeurekaexcit Change image and share on social
Man has to awaken to wonder - and so perhaps do peoples. Science is a way of sending him to sleep again. Ludwig Wittgenstein awakenmanpeople Change image and share on social
Butler's novel 'Kindred' may be the book most widely read by readers outside science fiction; it has been assigned as a text in classrooms and has sold steadily since its publication in 1979. Karen Joy Fowler assignbookbutler Change image and share on social
Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge. Stephen Hawking bearerdiscoveryknowledge Change image and share on social
In science there are no 'depths'; there is surface everywhere. Rudolf Carnap depthsciencesurface Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, one of my favorite books was George Gamow's 'One Two Three ... Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science.' Mark Frauenfelder bookfactfavorite Change image and share on social
The publication of the third volume of Capital has made hardly any impression upon bourgeois economic science. Rudolf Hilferding bourgeoiscapitaleconomic Change image and share on social
