Educational Sayings

The path to the new physics was paved by the discovery of the quantum of action.

The pioneer in a new field of knowledge is never a popular man.

Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it.

The present quantum mechanics is not a theory in the sense of the old theories, but rather a collection of rules for the calculation of probabilities.

I am among those who think that science has great beauty.

I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.

The thought that I might have discovered something which would be of value in treating disease was, of course, uppermost in my mind.

The ultimate goal of all research must be the prevention of disease.

My aim is to obtain experimental results that are beyond doubt.

The best way to do science is to be irresponsible.

If you want to get ahead in science, you have to be prepared to be a bit of a bastard.

The laws of inheritance are mathematical in nature.

The physicists have known sin; and this is a knowledge which they cannot lose.

The only way to learn physics is to do physics.

It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.

I believe that there is no such thing as an 'unimportant' discovery.

I always go to bed with a book in my hand.

The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up ones mind about nothing.

One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can.

I am not a scientist in a white coat. I am a writer who happens to write about science.