Brian Schmidt

Cosmology American-Australian 1967 98 quotes

He co-led the High-Z Supernova Search Team, which also discovered the accelerating expansion of the universe.

Quotes by Brian Schmidt

The universe is expanding, and it's doing so at an accelerating rate. This was a complete surprise to us.

Press Conference, Supernova Cosmology Project 1998

We're living in a universe that is fundamentally different from what we thought it was.

Press Conference, Supernova Cosmology Project 1998

Dark energy is the biggest mystery in physics today.

Interview 2000

It's like finding out that the Earth is not flat, but that it's actually getting bigger and bigger at an accelerating rate.

Interview 1998

The universe is a much stranger place than we ever imagined.

Public Lecture 2000

Science is about asking questions and trying to find answers, even if those answers are uncomfortable.

Speech 2005

The greatest joy in science is discovering something new, something that no one has ever seen before.

Interview 2008

We are just scratching the surface of understanding the universe.

Public Lecture 2010

The universe is not just expanding, it's accelerating its expansion. That's a profound discovery.

Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech 2011

It's a humbling experience to realize how little we know.

Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech 2011

The universe is full of surprises.

Interview 2012

Science is a human endeavor, driven by curiosity and a desire to understand.

Speech 2013

The beauty of science is that it allows us to explore the unknown.

Public Lecture 2014

We are all stargazers, looking up at the night sky and wondering.

Speech 22015

The universe is a vast and mysterious place, and that's what makes it so exciting.

Interview 2016

Dark energy is the ultimate cosmic enigma.

Public Lecture 2017

The universe is constantly evolving, and so is our understanding of it.

Speech 2018

Science is a journey, not a destination.

Interview 2019

The universe is a testament to the power of observation and human ingenuity.

Public Lecture 2020

We are living in a golden age of cosmology.

Interview 2021