Home / Quotes / Quote by Stephen Girard

Quote by Stephen Girard

“If I thought I was going to die tomorrow, I should nevertheless plant a tree today.”

Author

Stephen Girard was an American banker, born on May 20, 1750, in France, and died on December 26, 1831. He was a financier during the American Revolutionary War and is known for his vast wealth and charitable endeavors. more

“If our country's choice is to be a Great Power, Russia will be the great power not because of the nuclear potential, not because of faith in God or president, or western investments but thanks to the labor of the nation, faith in Knowledge and Science and thanks to the maintenance and development of scientific potential and education.”

Ifs God Science Nations President Education Knowledge Development Labor Accounts Investment Western Nuclear Russia Thanks Faith In God Maintenance Great Power

Author:Zhores Alferov

“In discussing the state of the atmosphere following a nuclear exchange, we point especially to the effects of the many fires that would be ignited by the thousands of nuclear explosions in cities, forests, agricultural fields, and oil and gas fields. As a result of these fires, the loading of the atmosphere with strongly light absorbing particles in the submicron size range (1 micron = 10-6 m) would increase so much that at noon solar radiation at the ground would be reduced by at least a factor of two and possibly a factor of greater than one hundred.”

“Personally I think there is no doubt that sub-atomic energy is available all around us, and that one day man will release and control its almost infinite power. We cannot prevent him from doing so and can only hope that he will not use it exclusively in blowing up his next door neighbour. (1936)”

Thinking Men Use Science Hope Next Energy Doubt Doors One Day Infinite Available Release No Doubt Neighbour Blowing Up Atomic Energy Infinite Power

Author:Francis William Aston

“The ginkgo tree is from the era of dinosaurs, but while the dinosaur has been extinguished, the modern ginkgo has not changed. After the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the ginkgo was the first tree that came up. It's amazing.”

Firsts Has Beens Science Change Tree Modern Changed Eras Bombs Dinosaurs Atomic Bomb Hiroshima

Author:Koji Nakanishi

“Today when the public thinks of the products of science it is likely to think about environmental problems, an unproductive armament industry, careless or dishonest 'scientific' reports, Livermore cheers for 'nukes forever' and a huge amount of self-serving noise on every subject from global warming to 'the face of God'.”

“Without birds to feed on them, the insects would multiply catastrophically. The insects, not man or other proud species, are really the only ones fitted for survival in the nuclear age. The cockroach, a venerable and hardy species, will take over the habitats of the foolish humans, and compete only with other insects or bacteria.”

Men Humans Age Science Proud Survival Bird Species Nuclear Foolish Insects Habitat Hardy Bacteria Cockroaches

Author:H. Bentley Glass

Quote by Stephen Girard

Author

You May Also Like