“You won't see me writing about particle physics, or even planetary geology, or chemistry. I practically failed chemistry, and if I had to write a book in any of those areas, I don't think it would go well.” IfsThinkingWritingWellsBookAreasPhysicsChemistryParticlesGeologyParticle Physics Author:Mary Roach
“Mathematics is not something that you find lying around in your back yard. It's produced by the human mind. Yet if we ask where mathematics works best, it is in areas like particle physics and astrophysics, areas of fundamental science that are very, very far removed from everyday affairs.” IfsMindHumansLyingAsksAreasMathematicsFundamentalsEverydayAffairPhysicsHuman MindYardsParticlesAstrophysicsParticle Physics Author:Paul Davies
“At one point I wanted to work for NASA and be an astrophysicist, so I did physics, math, and chemistry before realizing I probably wasn't quite smart enough to do that. But I am still hugely interested in cosmology and astrophysics. That is my geeky subject area.” StillsEnoughWantedRealizingSubjectsSmartAreasMathPhysicsChemistryCosmologyNasaAstrophysics Author:Gemma Chan
“Philosophy used to be a field that had content, but then natural philosophy became physics, and physics has only continued to make inroads. Every time theres a leap in physics, it encroaches on these areas that philosophers have carefully sequestered away to themselves, and so then you have this natural resentment on the part of philosophers.” PhilosophyUsedNaturalFieldsAreasPhilosopherPhysicsUsed To BeLeapResentmentNatural Philosophy Author:Lawrence M. Krauss
“So far Unitarian realism claiming to possess positive knowledge about Ultimate Reality has succeeded only by excluding large areas of phenomena or by declaring, without proof, that they could be reduced to basic theory, which, in this connection, means elementary particle physics.” MeanRealityTheoryAreasConnectionsUltimateProofPhysicsRealismParticlesDeclaringUltimate RealityUnitarianParticle Physics Book:Conquest of Abundance: A Tale of Abstraction Versus the Richness of Being Source: Conquest of Abundance: A Tale of Abstraction Versus the Richness of Being
“In physics, one of the most exciting areas is in nanotech. With computers exhausting the power of silicon, Silicon Valley could become a Rust Belt, unless we can find replacements, such as quantum computers and molecular computers. To be a leader in any field, one has to have a great imagination. Sure, we have to know the basics and fundamentals. But beyond that, we have to let our imagination soar.” KnowsImaginationLeaderFieldsComputerAreasExcitingFundamentalsPhysicsValleysQuantumSoarBeltsExhaustingBasicsRustSiliconReplacementsSilicon ValleyGreat Imagination Author:Michio Kaku
“I have this amateur side attraction to, and interest in, the sciences and biology and physics and evolution. Paleontology is of interest to me. I'm interested in the way these fields have helped us understand how we are human and why we are human. I'm also from the area that is considered to be the cradle of mankind.” WayHumansSidesInterestMankindFieldsEvolutionAreasAttractionPhysicsBiologyCradlePaleontology Author:Wangechi Mutu
“There are huge areas where the human mind is apparently incapable of forming sciences, or at least has not done so. There are other areas - so far, in fact, one area only [physics] - in which we have demonstrated the capacity for true scientific progress.” MindHumansDoneFactsProgressHugeAreasCapacityPhysicsHuman MindIncapableScientific Progress Author:Noam Chomsky