"There were many at Bell Labs and MIT who compared Shannon's insight to Einstein's. Others found that comparison unfair - unfair to Shannon."

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Source : William Poundstone (2010). “Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street”, p.15, Macmillan

William Poundstone

#Mit Quotes #Bells Quotes #Labs Quotes

“Quite apart from the problem of the vote, it's bad for the image of Parliament that people take the trouble to come up and are not allowed to see their MP”
“No one leaves an old friend unless they are ashamed.”
“The essence of wisdom is to know when to be doing, and when it's useless even to try”

Source : Mary Stewart (1979). “The Last Enchantment”
“When I was about 15... I made my first attempt as a leading lady, and was, of course, a complete failure.”
“Don't you see what's at stake here? The ultimate aim of all science to penetrate the unknown. Do you realize we know less about the earth we live on than about the stars and the galaxies of outer space? The greatest mystery is right here, right under our feet.”
“Science knows it doesn't know everything; otherwise, it'd stop. But just because science doesn't know everything doesn't mean you can fill in the gaps with whatever fairy tale most appeals to you.”
“We do not have it out there as a distant dream. This could actually be reality.”
“According to the saying of an ancient philosopher, one should eat to live, and not live to eat”

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