“The aim of particle physics is to understand what everything’s made of, and how everything sticks together. By everything I mean me and you, the Earth, the Sun, the 100 billion suns in our galaxy and the 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe. Absolutely everything.” MeanMadeInspirationEarthTogetherMotivationUniverseSunAimSticksPhysicsBillionsGalaxyParticlesParticle Physics Author:Brian Cox
“Goddard represented a unique combination of visionary dedication and technological brilliance. He studied physics because he needed physics to get to Mars. In reading the notebooks of Robert Goddard, I am struck by how powerful his exploratory and scientific motivations were - and how influental speculative ideas, even erroneous ones, can be on the shaping of the future.” IdeasMotivationReadingPowerfulNeededUniquePhysicsCombinationDedicationMarsTechnologicalBrillianceNotebookVisionaries Book:Broca's brain: reflections on the romance of science Source: Broca's brain: reflections on the romance of science