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
I think people are realizing that engineering and science are extremely good degrees to get and you'll be very highly paid once you've got them. James Dyson degreeengineerextremely Change image and share on social
I did not imagine that the second half of my life would be spent on efforts to avert a mortal danger to humanity created by science. Joseph Rotblat avertcreatedanger Change image and share on social
It was my dream to come to Oxford and study political science. Stormzy dreamoxfordpolitical Change image and share on social
The benefits of science are not to be reckoned only in terms of the physical. Henry Taube benefitphysicalreckon Change image and share on social
The world is full of strange phenomena that cannot be explained by the laws of logic or science. Dennis Rodman is only one example. Dave Barry dennisexplainfull Change image and share on social
To me, fantasy has always been the genre of escape, science fiction the genre of ideas. So if you can escape and have a little idea as well, maybe you have some kind of a cross-breed between the two. Sheri S. Tepper breedcrossescape Change image and share on social
So I wrote what I hoped would be science fiction, I was not at all sure if what I wrote would be acceptable even. But I don't say that I consciously wrote with humour. Humour is a part of you that comes out. Robert Sheckley acceptableconsciouslyfiction share on social
Once you have extrapolated the effects a particular science will have on society - cheap clean energy, rejuvenation - the political impact is quite easy to predict. The two are twinned. Peter F. Hamilton cheapcleaneasy Change image and share on social