John N. Bahcall famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen.
-- John N. Bahcall

#Beautiful #Fun #People
I personally feel it is presumptuous to believe that man can determine the whole temporal structure of the universe, its evolution, development and ultimate fate from the first nanosecond of creation to the last 10^10 years, on the basis of three or four facts which are not very accurately known and are disputed among the experts.
-- John N. Bahcall

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These neutrino observations are so exciting and significant that I think we're about to see the birth of an entirely new branch of astronomy: neutrino astronomy. Supernova explosions that are invisible to us because of dust clouds may occur in our galaxy as often as once every 10 years, and neutrino bursts could give us a way to study them.
-- John N. Bahcall

#Thinking #Dust #Years
The most important discoveries will provide answers to questions that we do not yet know how to ask and will concern objects we have not yet imagined.
-- John N. Bahcall

#Knowledge #Science #Discovery
Every time we get slapped down, we can say, Thank you Mother Nature, because it means we're about to learn something important.
-- John N. Bahcall

#Mother #Mean #Important
I do not personally want to believe that we already know the equations that determine the evolution and fate of the universe; it would make life too dull for me as a scientist. ... I hope, and believe, that the Space Telescope might make the Big Bang cosmology appear incorrect to future generations, perhaps somewhat analogous to the way that Galileo's telescope showed that the earth-centered, Ptolemaic system was inadequate.
-- John N. Bahcall

#Believe #Knowledge #Fate
In my personal view, a failure to discover unimagined objects and answer unasked questions, once HST functions properly, would indicate a lack of imagination in stocking the Universe on the part of the Deity.
-- John N. Bahcall

#Science #Discovery #Views
Our Cosmic Habitat is certain to be widely quoted and widely read. It is beautifully written, using inspiring and stimulating analogies. While the book is intended for the nonscientist, it provides an accurate guide to the best current thinking about the nature and constitution of our universe. If I wanted to give a gift to a person I would like to become a close friend, this is the book I would choose.
-- John N. Bahcall

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Winning has a joy and discrete purity to it that cannot be replaced by anything else. Winning is important to any man's or woman's sense of satisfaction and well-being. Winning is not everything; but it is something powerful, indeed beautiful, in itself, something as necessary to the strong spirit as striving is necessary to the healthy character.
Not knowing all of the conventions of beauty, he [Tom Thomson] found it all beautiful.
Leif's frown eased and he slid his finger under my chin and gently caressed my jaw line with the pad of his thumb. "Pagan,will you do me the honor of being my date for Homecoming Dance?The prospect of not being able to hold you in my arms all night is heartbreaking." Mirand sighed from across the table. "Okay,that was beautiful.Why didn't you ask me like that?"she asked Wyatt. Wyatt shot Leif an annoyed frown. "Thanks,buddy.Next time you decide to break out your romantic side,could you do it alone?
If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.
The science of booby-trapping has taken a good deal of the fun out of following hot on the enemy's heels.
Surprise keeps the reader awake. The only alternative is to continue saying what the reader is expecting. What fun is that?
Wouldn't you want to be indicted by the govenment for a high crime? It's a great thrill. It's an honor. It's a compliment. It's fun. I'm enjoying every minute of it!
There are some different things I'm writing and developing, but I don't know where they'll go. They're fun stuff that I would be in and are written in my voice, for me.
Once a leader delegates, he should show utmost confidence in the people he has entrusted.
Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society.

John N. Bahcall famous quotes

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