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The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.
The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.
The great secret of doctors, known only to their wives, but still hidden from the public, is that most things read more
The great secret of doctors, known only to their wives, but still hidden from the public, is that most things get better by themselves; most things, in fact, are better in the morning.
Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true.
Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I've found it!), read more
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I've found it!), but 'That's funny...' -Isaac Asimov.
It's very good for an idea to be commonplace. The important thing is that a new idea should develop out read more
It's very good for an idea to be commonplace. The important thing is that a new idea should develop out of what is already there so that it soon becomes an old acquaintance. Old acquaintances aren't by any means always welcome, but at least one can't be mistaken as to who or what they are.
It is not always possible to know what one has learned, or when the dawning will arrive. You will continue read more
It is not always possible to know what one has learned, or when the dawning will arrive. You will continue to shift, sift, to shake out and to double back. The synthesis that finally occurs can be in the most unexpected place and the most unexpected time. My charge ... is to be alert to the dawnings.
The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is responsible. Universes of virtually unlimited complexity can read more
The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is responsible. Universes of virtually unlimited complexity can be created in the form of computer programs.
Want to make your computer go really fast? Throw it out a window.
Want to make your computer go really fast? Throw it out a window.
The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify read more
The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.
