“Scientific effort to uncover a complete theory of the universe is one of the things that can in itself add dignity and meaning to human existence.”

- Nobel Prize Laurate Dr. Steven Weinberg, NY Times, 1/25/2000

 

“One of the joys of being a physicist is that one can turn one's head from the evil to contemplate a pattern that seems at first terribly abstract, but in the end may be more real than predation or cancer or nuclear war.” - Dietrick E. Thomsen, Science News, 08/06/1988

 

“There's a tendency on the part of the public to see science as something very remote because it's so arcane and difficult to understand. But the uses of science are everywhere and it's very important for all of us to recognize that and to strengthen our institutions that relate science to society.”

- David A. Hamburg, President, Carnegie Corp. of New York, 05/01/1988