One may say that predictions are dangerous particularly for the future. If the danger involved in a prediction is not incurred, no consequence follows and the uncertainty principle is not violated.

Edward Teller

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Really exotic methods of propulsion . . . will have to be devised to get there. How it will be done, I do not know. Whether it will be done, I am not quite certain. But I would bet it can be done.

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Physics without mathematics is meaningless. by Edward Teller

Physics without mathematics is meaningless.

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By having simplified what is known, physicists have been led into realms which as yet are anything but simple. That at some time, they, too, will appear as simple consequences of a theory of which no one has yet dreamed is not a statement of fact.It is a statement of faith.

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No, I'm the infamous Edward Teller. by Edward Teller

No, I'm the infamous Edward Teller.

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In our educational institutions applied science may almost be des... by Edward Teller

In our educational institutions applied science may almost be described as a "no-man's land."

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Physics is, hopefully, simple. Physicists are not. by Edward Teller

Physics is, hopefully, simple. Physicists are not.

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Today's science is tomorrow's technology. by Edward Teller

Today's science is tomorrow's technology.

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Could we have avoided the tragedy of Hiroshima? Could we have started the atomic age with clean hands? No one knows. No one can find out.

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If not for me, the H-bomb would have been developed in Russia first. In the U.S., we'd now be speaking Russian.

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The eyes of childhood are magnifying lenses. by Edward Teller

The eyes of childhood are magnifying lenses.

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The scientist is not responsible for the laws of nature. It is his job to find out how these laws operate. It is the scientist's job to find the ways in which these laws can serve the human will. However, it is not the scientist's job to determine whether a hydrogen bomb should be constructed, whether it should be used, or how it should be used. This responsibility rests with the American people and with their chosen representatives.

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