Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification - the art of discerning what we may with advantage omit.

There is an almost universal tendency, perhaps an inborn tendency, to suspect the good faith of a man who holds opinions that differ from our own opinions. : I…

It seems to me that I may be living too long. Indeed: my nearest relations have all died, and so have some of my best friends, and even some of my best pupils.…

Appealing to his Einstein's way of expressing himself in theological terms, I said: If God had wanted to put everything into the universe from the beginning, H…

Physics has in the main contented itself with studying the abridged edition of the book of nature.

But man has still another powerful resource: natural science with its strictly objective methods.

For the truth of the conclusions of physical science, observation is the supreme Court of Appeal. It does not follow that every item which we confidently accep…