“The discovery which has been pointed to by theory is always one of profound interest and importance, but it is usually the close and crown of a long and fruitful period, whereas the discovery which comes as a puzzle and surprise usually marks a fresh epoch and opens a new chapter in science.” LongHas BeensScienceInterestTheoryPeriodsDiscoveryImportanceMarkSurpriseProfoundChaptersCrownsPuzzlesEpoch Author:Oliver Lodge
“Every time a significant discovery is being made one sets in motion a tremendous activity in laboratories and industrial enterprises throughout the world. It is like the ant who suddenly finds food and walks back to the anthill while sending out material called food attracting substance. The other ants follow the path immediately in order to benefit from the finding and continue to do so as long as the supply is rich.” WorldLongMadeScienceOrderWalksPathRichMaterialsActivityBenefitsFindingsDiscoverySignificantSubstanceEnterpriseAntsLaboratory Author:Bengt I. Samuelsson
“Might it be the discovery of a distant civilization and our common cosmic origins that finally drives home the message of the bond among all humans. Whether we're born in San Francisco or Sudan or close to the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy, we are the products of a billion-year lineage of wandering stardust. We, all of us, are what happens when a primordial mixture of hydrogen and helium evolves for so long that it begins to ask where it came from.” WayYearsHumansHeartLongHomeMightHappensAsksBornCommonProductsCivilizationMessagesDiscoveryBillionsWanderEvolveCosmicGalaxyMixturesSan FranciscoStardustHydrogenMilky WayLineageSudanHelium Author:Jill Tarter
“America has had the best university system in the world for a long time. And so we have been innovators, not only in the discoveries as proven by Nobel Prizes in chemistry and physics and that sort of thing, but we've been able to put that into practical application with new gadgets that people admire.” PeopleWorldLongHas BeensAbleAmericaLong TimeDiscoveryUniversityPhysicsPracticalsAdmirePrizeChemistryApplicationProvenNobelInnovatorsNobel PrizeGadgets Author:Jimmy Carter
“Everything that we call Invention or Discovery in the higher sense of the word is the serious exercise and activity of an original feeling for truth, which, after a long course of silent cultivation, suddenly flashes out into fruitful knowledge.” LongFeelingsCoursesSeriousHigherExerciseActivityDiscoveryOriginalsSilentInventionFlashCultivation Book:Delphi Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Illustrated)
“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” LifeInspirationalLongDoeSuccessTimeNatureLosesLossBusinessCourageRiskLandPositiveFailureTravelLong TimeLosingDiscoveryCommitmentSightEntrepreneurNostalgiaEntrepreneurshipUncertaintyShoreDiscoveringConsentTaking RisksRisk-takingGreat TravelNewnessOvercoming FailurePhotography And TravelAppeaseNew DiscoveriesRisk And FailureChance And RiskRisks And Taking ChancesAdventurous SoulsBoldness And CourageInspirational WisdomExploration And Adventure Book:The Counterfeiters: A Novel Source: The Counterfeiters: A Novel