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“[T]ruly grand and powerful theories [...] do not and cannot rest upon single observations. Evolution is an inference from thousands of independent sources, the only conceptual structure that can make unified sense of all this disparate information. The failure of a particular claim usually records a local error, not the bankruptcy of a central theory. [...] If I mistakenly identify your father's brother as your own dad, you don't become genealogically rootless and created de novo. You still have a father; we just haven't located him properly.”

Ifs Stills Father Powerful Records Havens Information Particular Brother Theory Source Evolution Dad Claims Independent Structure Errors Locals Observation Bankruptcy Unified Inference

Author:Stephen Jay Gould

“A unified theory would put us at the doorstep of a vast universe of things that we could finally explore with precision.”

Universe Theory Precision Unified Doorstep

Author:Brian Greene

“I would say in one sentence my goal is to at least be part of the journey to find the unified theory that Einstein himself was really the first to look for.”

Firsts Looks Goal Journey Theory Sentences Unified One Sentence

Author:Brian Greene

“The ground of science was littered with the corpses of dead unified theories.”

Theory Corpses Unified

Author:Freeman Dyson

“Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe?”

Ifs Universe Fire Theory Breathe Equations Unified

Book:A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes

Source: A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes

“In theory, it makes a lot of sense to combine the two operations, especially on the back end. But merging the two actual portal consumer experiences into a unified site will be a nightmare.”

Two Ends Theory Consumers Operations Nightmare Site Unified Portal Merging

Author:Charlene Li

“I had two passions when I was a child. First was to learn about Einstein's theory and help to complete his dream of a unified theory of everything. That's my day job. I work in something called string theory. I'm one of the founders of the subject. We hope to complete Einstein's dream of a theory of everything.”

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Author:Michio Kaku

“Physicists have come up with other explanations. One is to say that these six constants are not free to vary. Some unified theory will eventually show that they are as locked in as the circumference and the diameter of a circle. That reduces the odds of them all independently just happening to fit the bill.”

Shows Theory Fit Six Happenings Bills Come Up Circles Explanation Locked Odds Physicist Vary Unified

Author:Richard Dawkins