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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 44 quotes by Freeman Dyson Freeman John Dyson FRS (born 15 December 1923) is an English-born theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering. Dyson is a member of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Read full biography of Freeman Dyson → 1 2 3 4 Ctrl → Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of... → 0 We have no reason to think that climate change is harmful if you look at the world as a whole. Most places, in fact, are better off being warmer than... → 0 A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible.... → 0 Aviation is the branch of engineering that is least forgiving of mistakes. 0 The PhD system is the real root of the evil of academic snobbery. People who have PhDs consider themselves a priesthood, and inventors generally... → 0 Every orchid or rose or lizard or snake is the work of a dedicated and skilled breeder. There are thousands of people, amateurs and professionals... → 0 Successful technologies often begin as hobbies. Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving because he enjoyed exploring caves. The Wright brothers... → 0 It has become part of the accepted wisdom to say that the twentieth century was the century of physics and the twenty-first century will be the... → 0 Biology is now bigger than physics, as measured by the size of budgets, by the size of the workforce, or by the output of major discoveries; and... → 0 The public knows that human beings are fallible. Only people blinded by ideology fall into the trap of believing in their own infallibility. 0 Lucky individuals in each generation find technology appropriate to their needs. 0 The question that will decide our destiny is not whether we shall expand into space. It is: shall we be one species or a million? A million species... → 0 It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment. 0 1 2 3 4 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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