By the worldly standards of public life, all scholars in their work are of course oddly virtuous. They do not make wild claims, they do not cheat, they do not try to persuade at any cost, they appeal neither to…

Quote by Jacob Bronowski

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Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded...

Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded...

Science has nothing to be ashamed of even in the ruins of Nagasaki. The shame...

Science has nothing to be ashamed of even in the ruins of Nagasaki. The shame...

That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the...

That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the...

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure...

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure...

It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they...

It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they...

We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is...

We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is...

Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he...

Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he...

The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust...

The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust...

Einstein was a man who could ask immensely simple questions. And what his work showed...

Einstein was a man who could ask immensely simple questions. And what his work showed...

The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust...

The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust...

Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of...

Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of...

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a...

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a...

The most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself.

The most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself.

The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the...

The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the...

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a...

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a...

Power is the by-product of understanding.

Power is the by-product of understanding.

You will die but the carbon will not; its career does not end with you....

You will die but the carbon will not; its career does not end with you....

The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the...

The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the...

We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by...

We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by...

The world is full of people who never quite get into the first team and...

The world is full of people who never quite get into the first team and...