Steven Weinberg
Shared the Nobel Prize for his contributions to the electroweak unification theory.
Most quoted
"It is almost irresistible for humans to believe that we have some special relation to the universe, that human life is not just a more-or-less farcical outcome of a chain of accidents, but that we were somehow planned from the beginning."
— from The First Three Minutes: A Modern View Of The Origin Of The Universe, 1977
"It is almost irresistible for humans to believe that we have some special relation to the universe, that human life is not just a more-or-less farcical outcome of a chain of accidents, but that we were somehow planned from the start."
— from The First Three Minutes: A Modern View Of The Origin Of The Universe, 1977
"Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion."
— from A Designer Universe?, 1999
All quotes by Steven Weinberg (381)
The scientific enterprise is a human enterprise, and it is therefore fallible.
The universe is a beautiful and awe-inspiring place.
The laws of physics are not a matter of opinion, but a matter of fact.
The universe is a puzzle, and we are trying to solve it.
The scientific method is a process of trial and error, of hypothesis and experiment.
The universe is a story, and we are trying to understand it.
The laws of physics are not a matter of faith, but a matter of evidence.
The universe is a mystery, and we are trying to unravel it.
The scientific method is a way of thinking, a way of approaching the world.
The universe is a journey, and we are on it.
The laws of physics are not a matter of belief, but a matter of observation.
The universe is a dance, and we are part of it.
The scientific method is a tool, and we are using it to understand the universe.
The universe is a song, and we are singing it.
The laws of physics are not a matter of dogma, but a matter of discovery.
The universe is a dream, and we are dreaming it.
The scientific method is a quest, and we are on it.
The universe is a poem, and we are writing it.
The laws of physics are not a matter of revelation, but a matter of reason.
The universe is a canvas, and we are painting it.
Contemporaries of Steven Weinberg
Other Physicss born within 50 years of Steven Weinberg (1933–2021).