A science in its infancy is the least satisfactory, and, at the same time, the most profitable theme for a general description.

It is as though a star throws the whole secret history of its being into its spectrum, and we have only to learn how to read it aright in order to solve the mo…

What parts of the interior or the atmosphere give rise to the various phenomena, or indeed, if these regions have any parts at all, are questions which we ask …

The pioneer spirit is still vigorous within this nation. Science offers a largely unexplored hinterland for the pioneer who has the tools for his task. The rew…

I came to realize that exaggerated concern about what others are doing can be foolish. It can paralyze effort, and stifle a good idea. One finds that in the hi…

Both of us had decided, quite independently of each other, that the central problem in molecular biology was the chemical structure of the gene.