Quotes about "Space & Cosmic Perspective"

Right up until the late 18th century, when the first weighted lines were used to probe the ocean depths, many people believed the seas were bottomless - the watery equivalent of infinite outer space. ”

Most of the planet's terrestrial surfaces are visually accessible through video cameras and satellite imagery, if not physically within reach. Even the approaches to Mount Everest are now littered with human debris. One can drive to Timbuktu, which for centuries was synonymous with inaccessibility. ”

Without effective human intervention, epidemics and pandemics typically end only when the virus or bacteria has infected every available host and all have either died or become immune to the disease. ”

I think that of my 21 symphonies, each has its own place. ”

We don't have a solid theory of how the universe originated, but that doesn't mean we have to invoke a deity. ”

Relativity can, for instance, explain that the universe had once been clumped into a dense fireball. But it can never explain how matter actually behaved. ”

If we assume there is no maximum possible entropy for the universe, then any state can be a state of low entropy. ”

I had considered MIT a place where brilliant people came. ”

Our best theory of describing space at a fundamental level is probably string theory. ”

Now, what space ultimately is - I should confess, I think most physicists believe - we don't yet know. ”