Experimental confirmation of a prediction is merely a measurement. An experiment disproving a prediction is a discovery.
One might be led to question whether the scientists acted wisely in presenting the statesmen of the world with this appalling problem. Actually there… - Enrico Fermi
One might be led to question whether the scientists acted wisely in presenting the statesmen of the world with this appalling problem. Actually there…
- Enrico Fermi
Experimental confirmation of a prediction is merely a measurement. An experiment disproving a prediction is a discovery. - Enrico Fermi
There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, … - Enrico Fermi
There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, …
Where is everybody? Humans could theoretically colonize the galaxy in a million years or so, and if they could, astronauts from older civilizations c… - Enrico Fermi
Where is everybody? Humans could theoretically colonize the galaxy in a million years or so, and if they could, astronauts from older civilizations c…
Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am still confused. But on a higher level. - Enrico Fermi
Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am still confused. But on a higher level.
Whatever Nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better than knowledge. - Enrico Fermi
Whatever Nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better than knowledge.
I remember my friend Johnny von Neumann used to say, 'with four parameters I can fit an elephant and with five I can make him wiggle his trunk.' - Enrico Fermi
I remember my friend Johnny von Neumann used to say, 'with four parameters I can fit an elephant and with five I can make him wiggle his trunk.'
Some people stick with the traditional, feeling struck by the epic beauty or blown away by the insane scale of the universe. Personally, I go for the… - Enrico Fermi
Some people stick with the traditional, feeling struck by the epic beauty or blown away by the insane scale of the universe. Personally, I go for the…
It is not good to try to stop knowledge from going forward. Ignorance is never better than knowledge. - Enrico Fermi
It is not good to try to stop knowledge from going forward. Ignorance is never better than knowledge.
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