Quotes about british-scientist
british-scientist preferred
Many transition states have a well-defined preferred geometrical requirement.
british-scientist concerned lifelong media radiation remained research
My first research was concerned with propagation of radiation through inhomogeneous transparent media and this has remained a lifelong interest. Antony Hewish
british-scientist create fact profound simplest takes
Of all these examples, the simplest but the most profound is the fact that it takes at least two somethings to create a difference. Gregory Bateson
british-scientist easily lose nature precaution seems taken value
Nature seems to have taken every precaution that these, her choicest treasures, may not lose value by being too easily obtained. Alfred Russel Wallace
british-scientist external impact internal matter object particular passage pursue shall stable stress unchanging variable
If we pursue this matter further, we shall be told that the stable object is unchanging under the impact or stress of some particular external or internal variable or, perhaps, that it resists the passage of time.
british-scientist high paintings reach winds within
Tracing the paintings was often complicated because of high winds and by the difficulties of getting within reach of the paintings. Louis Leakey
british-scientist call designed machines point processing program stay time word
Now the whole point about machines is they are designed not to be random. When you call up a word processing program on your computer, you don't want it to be different every time you call it up. You want it to stay the same. Rupert Sheldrake
british-scientist forced man possession truth
A man may be in as just possession of truth as of a city, and yet be forced to surrender. Thomas Browne
british-scientist decline goes period
Nature's laws must be obeyed, and the period of decline begins, and goes on with accelerated rapidity.
british-scientist felt
For a deeper interest in the Moon than I ever felt before.
british-scientist contained human purpose sacred strongly truths
All human discoveries seem to be made only for the purpose of confirming more strongly the truths come from on high, and contained in the sacred writings. William Herschel
british-scientist pivotal
My 6 years with Murdoch were pivotal for my entire research career. Paul Nurse
british-scientist
Now this really is something to put on the mantelpiece. Mary Leakey
british-scientist continues glance intensely left threat transcends turns
She stops, pauses, turns to the left to glance at some possible threat or irregularity, and then continues to the north. This motion, so intensely human, transcends time.
british-scientist dug liked
I dug things up. I was curious. I liked to draw what I found.
british-scientist depth explored feet major miles
We explored about 180 miles of exposures, ranging from a depth of about 300 feet to 50 feet, before we undertook any major digging.
british-scientist europe kept mind open whether
I kept an open mind on the question of whether a hominid had been present in Europe in the early Pleistocene.
british-scientist early felt found time tools
I felt that in time simple stone tools would be found in early Pleistocene in England.
british-scientist mary overall
At Olduvai, for 20 years, Mary and I had investigated and made a general survey of the overall geology.
british-scientist examined
I have examined the stomach contents of seven aardvarks.
british-scientist technology
But technology is a tool, not a virtue.
british-scientist idol whom
Proof is an idol before whom the pure mathematician tortures himself. Arthur Eddington
british-scientist mind possible
It is even possible that laws which have not their origin in the mind may be irrational, and we can never succeed in formulating them.
british-scientist
Something unknown is doing we don't know what.
british-scientist competent distant future hope judgment shall sound understand
It is sound judgment to hope that in the not too distant future we shall be competent to understand so simple a thing as a star.
british-scientist footprint shores
We have found a strange footprint on the shores of the unknown.
british-scientist parents physician preferred surgeon understanding
My parents would have preferred me to become a surgeon or a physician but were most understanding of the ambitions of their son. Sydney Brenner
british-scientist enjoy london national pleasure royal run south
It is a pleasure to me to run up to London and enjoy the collections at the National Gallery, South Kensington, and the Royal Academy.
british-scientist found human looking view
I think it's the most important find in view of human evolution. I was really looking for tools, but we never found any at the site.
british-scientist encouraged enjoyed innate primary school seem teachers time
I enjoyed my time at primary school because my teachers made the world seem such an interesting place and encouraged my innate curiosity.
british-scientist
I thought I was going to be a bum the rest of my life. Jean-Michel Basquiat
british-scientist
The foregoing considerations lead us to the very important conclusion, that matter is essentially force, and nothing but force; that matter, as popularly understood, does not exist, and is, in fact, philosophically inconceivable.
british-scientist receive
To expect the world to receive a new truth, or even an old truth, without challenging it, is to look for one of those miracles which do not occur.