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    In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms.

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The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of read more

The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life. - Inaugural Address.

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If a trainstation is where the train stops, what's a workstation...?

If a trainstation is where the train stops, what's a workstation...?

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For my confirmation, I didn't get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I read more

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640K ought to be enough for anybody.

640K ought to be enough for anybody.

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We have a habit in writing articles published in scientific journals to make the work as finished as possible, to read more

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Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.

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May every young scientist remember... and not fail to keep his eyes open for the possibility that an irritating failure read more

May every young scientist remember... and not fail to keep his eyes open for the possibility that an irritating failure of his apparatus to give consistent results may once or twice in a lifetime conceal an important discovery. -Patrick Blackett.

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Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.

Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.

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In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.

In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.

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