One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his read more

We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

There is only one nature--the division into science and
engineering is a human imposition, not a natural one. Indeed, read more

There is only one nature--the division into science and
engineering is a human imposition, not a natural one. Indeed,
the division is a human failure; it reflects our limited capacity
to comprehend the whole.

But beyond the bright searchlights of science,
Out of sight of the windows of sense,
Old riddles read more

But beyond the bright searchlights of science,
Out of sight of the windows of sense,
Old riddles still bid us defiance,
Old questions of Why and of Whence.

What we might call, by way of Eminence, the Dismal Science.

What we might call, by way of Eminence, the Dismal Science.

I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a read more

I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale.

There are very few persons who pursue science with true dignity.
- Sir Humphrey Davy,

There are very few persons who pursue science with true dignity.
- Sir Humphrey Davy,

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and read more

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology