Quotes by Physics Physics is perceived as a lonesome, nerdy kind of enterprise that has very little to do with human feelings and the things that excite people day-to-day about each other. Yet physicists in their own working environment are very social creatures. Leonard Susskind environmentphysicsfeelingspeople I'm doing physics because I'm curious about how it works - full speed ahead, damn the torpedoes, don't worry about whether somebody is going to be able to do an experiment next week, just figure it out. Leonard Susskind doingspeedphysicsworry I often feel a discomfort, a kind of embarrassment, when I explain elementary-particle physics to laypeople. It all seems so arbitrary - the ridiculous collection of fundamental particles, the lack of pattern to their masses. Leonard Susskind explainfeelembarrassmentphysics Physics is about questioning, studying, probing nature. You probe, and, if you're lucky, you get strange clues. Lene Hau youstrangephysicsnature To me, what makes physics physics is that experiment is intimately connected to theory. It's one whole. Lene Hau experimentmephysicstheory I tried out various experiments described in treatises on physics and chemistry, and the results were sometimes unexpected. At times, I would be encouraged by a little unhoped-for success; at others, I would be in the deepest despair because of accidents and failures resulting from my inexperience. Marie Curie unexpectedphysicssuccesssometimes Much remains to be learned about stratospheric chemistry - and, in more general terms, about the physics and chemistry of the global atmosphere. Mario J. Molina aboutmorechemistryphysics Sir Isaac Newton gave the extraterrestrials their biggest shot in the arm when he embraced the infinite universe as the basis for his hugely influential system of physics. Even so, the aliens of the early modern period remained creatures of philosophy rather than science. Matthew Stewart universephysicsphilosophyscience Fascinated by history during my secondary education, then by physics and mechanics at the Ecole Polytechnique, I finally entered the national administration of mines in 1936. Maurice Allais finallyphysicseducationhistory Fly flight is just a great phenomenon to study. It has everything - from the most sophisticated sensory biology; really, really interesting physics; really interesting muscle physiology; really interesting neural computations. Michael Dickinson flygreatbiologyphysics Discipline may be identified neither with an institution nor with an apparatus; it is a type of power, a modality for its exercise, comprising a whole set of instruments, techniques, procedures, levels of application, targets; it is a 'physics' or 'anatomy' of power, a technology. Michel Foucault disciplinephysicstechnologypower There are some parts I like about school. I like math a lot, and I like physics. Morgan Saylor somelikephysicsschool It's obviously unfair to paint with a broad brush here, but the germ of an idea for a breakthrough in technology doesn't come out of a business school curriculum. It comes out of a laboratory or a math lecture or a physics tutorial. Michael Moritz physicstechnologybusinessschool The point here is that physics followed the data where it seemed to lead, even though some thought the model gave aid and comfort to religion. Michael Behe thoughtdataphysicsreligion I designed a system to project video on the moon for all of humanity to see. I did this sort of as therapy as I was doing my Ph.D. in device physics. Mary Lou Jepsen doingphysicsmoonhumanity It is just physics - who can argue with Newton and the first law of thermodynamics? Mark Hyman justwhophysicslaw I am a professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University, where I teach an introductory class in cosmology. I see the deficiencies that first-year students show up with. Priyamvada Natarajan i-amseeuniversityphysics I can only speak for particle physics. But it has become obvious that on the experimental side, there has been a huge evolution in the number of people who have to collaborate because of the gigantic size of the instruments used, but also because of the enormous task that is data analysis. Peter Higgs physicsi-canspeakpeople As an undergrad, I studied engineering physics at the University of Oklahoma, and all my degrees are from engineering departments. My father wanted me to join him in the oil-field business in Oklahoma, but I wanted to be a scientist. Paul McEuen mephysicsbusinessfather There are several books that I have-the Physics of Star Trek, Star Trek and Business, there are manuals on command style and countless scholarly papers that have been written about the significance of Next Generation. Patrick Stewart generationstylephysicsbusiness«1112131415161718192021»
