Physics Quotes
If I coud remember the names of all these particles, I would have been a botanist.
The existing scientific concepts cover always only a very limited part of reality, and the other part that has not yet been understood is infinite.
We have to remember that what we observe is not nature herself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.
Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.
The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
What I’m really interested in is whether God could have made the world in a different way; that is, whether the necessity of logical simplicity leaves any freedom at all.
My goal is simple. It is complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.
We have no right to assume that any physical laws exist, or if they have existed up to now, that they will continue to exist in a similar manner in the future.
Physics is really nothing more than a search for ultimate simplicity, but so far all we have is a kind of elegant messiness.
Anyone who believes that the laws of physics are mere social conventions is invited to try transgressing those conventions from the windows of my apartment. (I live on the twenty-first floor.)
Our interests in life are not always served by viewing people and things as collections of atoms - but this doesn`t negate the truth or utility of physics.
Given (...) that two truths can never contradict each other, the task of wise interpreters is to strive to find the true meanings of scriptural passages agreeing with those physical conclusions of which we are already certain and sure from clear sensory experience or from necessary demonstrations.