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“Way back in 1831, Michael Faraday, one of the founders of our modern understanding of electromagnetism, was asked by an inquiring politician about the usefulness of this newfangled "electricity" st...”
“Science ... it works.”
“Nobody's immune to physics. I don't care how big and tough they are.”
“Around the lab I heard that publicity was measured in an absolute unit, the "kan". That unit was too large for ordinary application and a practical unit one one-thousandth of the size served in its...”
“Um, right, okay. Have you taken any courses in interspatial manipulation? Probably not, huh?Cant say that I have.Space-time topology?Nope.Transdimensional theory?Rosemary made an apologetic face.Aw...”
“Physics is the ultimate intellectual adventure, the quest to understand the deepest mysteries of our Universe. Physics doesnt take something fascinating and make it boring. Rather, it helps us see ...”
“There was a sense that the one true theory had been discovered. Nothing else was important or worth thinking about. Seminars devoted to string theory sprang up at many of the major universities and...”
“PHYSICS to me.. umm well it's like ENERGY, spreading in all DIMENSION of mind which tends to the TENSION, which FORCES the MOTION to come out.”
“how much does a thought weigh?”
“How much does a beam of light weigh?”
“We all love a good story. We all love a tantalizing mystery. We all love the underdog pressing onward against seemingly insurmountable odds. We all, in one form or another, are trying to make sense...”
“A physicist, an engineer and a psychologist are called in as consultants to a dairy farm whose production has been below par. Each is given time to inspect the details of the operation before makin...”
“Yet if there really were a complete unified theory, it would also presumably determine our actionsso the theory itself would determine the outcome of our search for it! And why should it determine ...”
“Programmed by quanta, physics gave rise first to chemistry and then to life; programmed by mutations and recombination, life gave rise to Shakespeare; programmed by experience and imagination, Shak...”
“While Newton seemed to draw off the veil from some of the mysteries of nature, he showed at the same time the imperfections of the mechanical philosophy, so agreeable to the natural vanity and curi...”
“Physics admits of a lovely unification, not just at the level of fundamental forces, but when considering its extent and implications. Classifications like "optics" or "thermodynamics" are just str...”
“We have sought for firm ground and found none. The deeper we penetrate, the more restless becomes the universe; all is rushing about and vibrating in a wild dance.”
“Radar is too long in the tooth for fine detail.”
“My idea of an educated person is one who can converse on one subject for more than two minutes.”
“All science is either physics or stamp collecting.”
