Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute
Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and p...
One hand has surely worked throughout the universe
English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.
Anything new is always considered the devil’s tool
American actor and voice actor. Torn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his p...
There is no more open door by which you can enter into the study of natural philosophy than by considering the physical phenomena of a candle
English chemist and physicist (or natural philosopher, in the terminology of the time) who contributed to th...
Be alone, that is the secret of invention; Be alone, that is when ideas are born
Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She ...
I saw in a dream a table where all the elements fell into place as required. Awakening, I immediately wrote it down on a piece of paper
Russian chemist and inventor. He formulated the Periodic Law, created a farsighted version of the periodic t...
Penicillin sat on a shelf for ten years while I was called a quack
Scottish biologist, physician, microbiologist, and pharmacologist. His best-known discoveries are the enzyme...
Give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth
Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Although few details of his life are kno...
Little science takes you away from God but more of it takes you to Him
French biologist, microbiologist and chemist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, ...
A bit of science distances one from God, but much science nears one to Him
French biologist, microbiologist and chemist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, ...
