“A poet once said, "The whole universe is in a glass of wine." We will probably never know in what sense he meant that, for poets do not write to be understood. But it is true that if we look at a glass of wine closely enough we see the entire universe.” IfsKnowsWritingLooksSaidEnoughWholeUniversePoetUnderstoodWineGlassesWine Glass Book:The Feynman Lectures on Physics, vol. 1 for tablets Source: The Feynman Lectures on Physics, vol. 1 for tablets
“If love were a product, the queue at the faulty goods desk would stretch right round the universe and back. It doesn't work properly. The seams come apart and it's full of powdered glass.” IfsUniverseProductsRoundsGlassesGoodsDesksQueues Author:Charlie Brooker
“'Participant' is the incontrovertible new concept given by quantum mechanics. It strikes down the 'observer' of classical theory, the man who stands safely behind the thick glass wall and watches what goes on without taking part. It can't be done, quantum mechanics says it...May the universe in some sense be 'brought into being' by the participation of those who participate?” MenMayDoneUniverseGivenBehindsWatchesHe ManTheoryWallGoes OnConceptsUnityGlassesStrikesThickQuantumParticipationMechanicObserversParticipantsQuantum Mechanics Author:John Archibald Wheeler
“A Hubble Space Telescope photograph of the universe evokes far more awe for creation than light streaming through a stained glass window in a cathedral.” LightUniverseSpaceCreationWindowPhotographGlassesAweEvokeCathedralsTelescopesStreamingStained GlassStained Glass WindowsHubbleHubble Space Telescope Author:Michael Shermer