It is much better to have your gold in the hand than in the heart.

It is much better to have your gold in the hand than in the heart.

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.

The protean nature of the computer is such that it can act like a machine or like a language to read more

The protean nature of the computer is such that it can act like a machine or like a language to be shaped and exploited.

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, read more

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no read more

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite. -Paul Dirac.

An error is the more dangerous the more truth it contains.

An error is the more dangerous the more truth it contains.

Art and science have their meeting point in method.

Art and science have their meeting point in method.

I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.

I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.

640K ought to be enough for anybody.

640K ought to be enough for anybody.