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“The progress of science still depends on "a few people of vision".”
Lewis M. Branscomb (1926–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Science has been the absolute bedrock of technological and economic progress in the United States.”
Lewis M. Branscomb (1926–2023) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Branscomb (2012) in: "Scientist Lewis M. Branscomb Gives $1 Million Gift to Found New Center for Science and Democracy at UCS" at ucsusa.org/news, April 30, 2012
“Science doesn’t give authentically access to the Real in the ontological meaning of the word, but only to the links between phenomena.”
Bernard d'Espagnat (1921–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“… one of the most detrimental (and least discussed) effects of the crisis in science education in the world today is that we are creating a population increasingly unable to think skeptically about a wide range of issues.”
Andrew Fraknoi (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe that an understanding of our place in the wider universe and the methods of science are part of the birthright of everyone living on our planet.”
Andrew Fraknoi (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ultimately, progress in applications is not deterministic, but opportunistic, exploiting for new applications whatever new science and technology happen to be coming along.”
Herbert Kroemer (1928–2024) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: in his Nobel Lecture, Quasi-Electric Fields and Band Offsets: Teaching Electrons New Tricks, 8 December 2000, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University.
“From its earliest days, science has been embedded in society, there has been a continuous learning process in society as a whole, based on day to day experiences and this can become the body of the knowledge from which applications and understanding have grown. … Everything on earth has to function in harmony as a system, and it is only in such a system that humanity can flourish.”
Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon (1928–2016) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: in Impact of Advances in science and new technologies on society, 1998.
“science and religion are intrinsically interconnected both being expressions of the human spirit.”
Varadaraja V. Raman (born 1932) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“the technical work of scientists is blind to nationalities, they overlap and mingle like sounds from different instruments in an orchestra to create and constitute the grand symphony that science is.”
Varadaraja V. Raman (born 1932) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The aesthetic dimensions of science, like that of great classical music, are evident to the aficionado.”
Varadaraja V. Raman (born 1932) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It has been said that science is proof without certainty, where as religion is certainty without proof.”
Varadaraja V. Raman (born 1932) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Modern science rests on a universality that transcends ethnic, racial, and religious frameworks.”
Varadaraja V. Raman (born 1932) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Not as men of science, not as critics, not as philosophers, but as little children, shall we enter into the kingdom of heaven.”
John Campbell Shairp (1819–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The goal of China’s diplomacy today is to work towards world peace and promote global development. We value the role of science and technology in diplomacy.”
Qin Gang (born 1966) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Global Nature of Science, Technology and Innovation: An interview with Ambassador Qin Gang, China's Ambassador to the U.S." in Science & Diplomacy (17 December 2021)
“As Chinese ambassador to the U.S., I warmly and sincerely welcome you and the American people to visit my country. With its long history and a vibrant future, and the perfect blend of art and science, China will not let you down.”
Qin Gang (born 1966) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Global Nature of Science, Technology and Innovation: An interview with Ambassador Qin Gang, China's Ambassador to the U.S." in Science & Diplomacy (17 December 2021)
“Prediction can never be absolutely valid and therefore science can never prove some generalization or even test a single descriptive statement and in that way arrive at final truth.”
Gregory Bateson (1904–1980) said by 1980 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Seurat and Signac mixed paintings with the dry and abstract laws of science. This approach, in my opinion, usually strays from the purpose of art in general. Because it means that one cannot expect from an artifact, that is created with mathematical laws, to establish an improbable and irrational relationship between the work and the viewer.”
Guity Novin (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“… science is the most revolutionary force in the world.”
George Sarton (1884–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Arabic science was the fruit of Semitic genius fertilized by the Iranian genius.”
George Sarton (1884–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: George Sarton, ‘Science' in Mid-East: World-Center, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, ed. Ruth Nanda Anshen, Cooper Square Publishers, New York, 1975, p. 273.
“The history of science should not be an instrument to defend any kind of social or philosophic theory; it should be used only for its own purpose, to illustrate impartially the working of reason against unreason, the gradual unfolding of truth, in all its forms, whether pleasant or unpleasant, useful or useless, welcome or unwelcome.”
George Sarton (1884–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Men of science have made abundant mistakes of every kind; their knowledge has improved only because of their gradual abandonment of ancient errors, poor approximations, and premature conclusions.”
George Sarton (1884–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The whole iconography of ancient science is simply the fruit of wishful thinking.”
George Sarton (1884–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Amid a world of appearance and change, science seeks the fundamental and abiding realities, and... applies... the test of "conservation." Whatever is conserved unchanged during all possible changes is regarded as real.”
Frederick Soddy (1877–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No one desires to suppose that... [the methods of science] are the only methods by which Truth is to be sought or found. But when it comes to... imparting knowledge.., to educating the growing citizen to a knowledge of himself and his environment.., differences... [are] great.”
Frederick Soddy (1877–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All that we can learn by science of the... processes... of the living body has been learned in those deep foundations of knowledge appertaining to the simplest state... wherein phenomena and events are unobscured by... life.”
Frederick Soddy (1877–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Mechanics, the science of moving masses of matter, has been extended to... masses... not individually capable of being apprehended..: molecules and atoms.., the mechanics of which constitute chemistry and physics.”
Frederick Soddy (1877–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The power by which we live and move and have our being is... that which drives on the stars... Science now takes it... whether in fuel, waterfall or sunshine—...all one—and uses it to do... labour of men.”
Frederick Soddy (1877–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Science can... transfer energy... into living bodies, so that... two may live where before one would have struggled miserably for an existence. A simple people, who confused power with deity, like the ancient Greeks or primitive Vikings, would have seen, in this control... the act of a god, and from their... view... the most god-like achievement man has ever accomplished.”
Frederick Soddy (1877–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Science... has a long road to travel from the stars to the kingdom of heaven. But there seems to be but the one chasm that cannot be crossed, and which, though the gulf ever narrows, still remains unbridged.”
Frederick Soddy (1877–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Churches, which should have been the first to welcome the possibility... have... to be won over to the side of the humane man. They have hitherto... proved... the most bigoted and powerful opponents of the science.., alone... able to bring within... practical politics for the masses the Christian principles...”
Frederick Soddy (1877–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Science has banished the conception of deity for ever from the working of the inanimate world, which behaves in all respects as, and therefore is a simple machine... The task of controlling it is man's, not God's.”
Frederick Soddy (1877–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I do not expect to escape or shirk the question, "Who... created... this wonderful and intricate machinery?" Science answers that matter and energy cannot be created or destroyed. The universe is eternal.”
Frederick Soddy (1877–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Just as the man of science is unable to push his mechanical conceptions to explain life and the Deity, so the theist must not push his conception of the Deity and life into the inanimate universe. The that cannot be crossed in the one direction obviously must not be crossed in the other.”
Frederick Soddy (1877–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is the growth of applied science, the increased interest in the control and reconstruction of nature, accompanied by a decline in the practice of meditation or the vocation of the intellectual life.”
Ralph Barton Perry (1876–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If anything does change man,” he said, “it’s science and technology. Just think about the fact—while it lasts—that parents need not take for granted some of their babies will die. You get a completely different concept of what a child is.”
Poul Anderson (1926–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Well, I’ll try to sketch it out for you, but I’ll have to repeat stuff I’ve told you before.” “That’s all right. I’m a simon-pure layman. My basic thought habits were formed early in the Iron Age. Where it comes to science, I can use plenty of repetition.”
Poul Anderson (1926–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Before the spirit could seek into it, the mind must. She studied the tensor equations as once she studied the sutras, she meditated upon the koans of science, and at last she began to feel her oneness with all that was, and in the vision find peace.”
Poul Anderson (1926–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wrote the first book, Harvest of Stars, and as I was writing it, I saw that certain implications had barely been touched on... It's perfectly obvious that two completely revolutionary things are going on, with cybernetics, and biological science.”
Poul Anderson (1926–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So much American science fiction is parochial -- not as true now as it was years ago, but the assumption is one culture in the future, more or less like ours, and with the same ideals, the same notions of how to do things, just bigger and flashier technology. Well, you know darn well it doesn't work that way...”
Poul Anderson (1926–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every new discovery in science brings with it a host of new problems, just as the invention of the automobile brought with it gas stations, roads, garages, mechanics, and a thousand other subsidiary details.”
Banesh Hoffmann (1906–1986) said by 1986 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am often asked is [my work] science fiction or fantasy and my answer is usually ‘Yes’.”
China Miéville (born 1972) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In a panel about his work in Comic Con 2010. Quoted in China Miéville Takes Comic Con.
“Isaac was still piqued by the ignorance surrounding watercraeft. It brought home to him, again, how much mainstream science was bunk, how much "analysis" was just, description-often bad description-hiding behind obfuscatory rubbish.”
China Miéville (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am, as you know, hugely unconvinced by the so-called settled science on climate change... and I think that the economics of an ETS are a bit dodgy... [but] whatever second thoughts people like me might be having, I don't think it's a good look for the Opposition to be browner than Howard going into the (2010) election.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "ABC 7.30 Report", July 22, 2009.
“However, science isn't just about showing when you're right; it's also about showing when you're wrong.”
Phil Plait (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Demographics need not be destiny. The waning West became what it is not by out-breeding the undeveloped world. We were once great not because of huge numbers, but due to human capital — people of superior ideas and abilities, capable of innovation, exploration, science, philosophy.”
Ilana Mercer first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Beck, Wilders, and His Booster’s Blind Spot,” WorldNetDaily.com, March 12, 2010.
“Demographics need not be destiny. The West became the best not by out-breeding the undeveloped world... but because of human capital; people of superior ideas and abilities, capable of innovation, exploration, science, philosophy.”
Ilana Mercer first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The ‘We Need To Have A Conversation’ Malarkey,” The Libertarian Alliance, March 30, 2015.
“Science has heroes, but no gods. The great Names are not our superiors, or even our rivals, they are passed milestones on our road; and the most important milestone is the hero yet to come.”
Eliezer Yudkowsky (born 1979) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Guardians of Ayn Rand (December 2007)
“Science knows no boundaries, and efforts to create barriers – whether to keep new ideas within or to prevent new ones from entering from the outside – have universally proved harmful to progress.”
Sidney Drell (1926–2016) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: in a tribute to Andrei Sakharov, Address at the National Academy of Science, November 13, 1988
“The constant questioning of our values and achievements is a challenge without which neither science nor society can remain healthy.”
Aage Niels Bohr (1922–2009) first seen 1975 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nobel Prize Banquet Speech, December 10, 1975.
“To contribute usefully to the advance of science, one must sometimes not disdain from undertaking simple verifications.”
Léon Foucault (1819–1868) said by 1868 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Life and Science of Léon Foucault : The Man Who Proved the Earth Rotates (2003) by William Tobin, p. 72,