It Is True That Many Scientists Are

My Advice To Those Who Which To Learn The Art Of Scientific Prophesy Is Not To Rely On Abstract Reason, But To Decipher The Secret Language Of Nature From Nature's Documents: The Facts Of Experience.

The Human Race Has Today The Means For Annihilating Itself--either In A Fit Of Complete Lunacy, I.e., In A Big War...or By The Careless Handling Of Atomic Technology, Through A Slow Process Of Poisoning And Of Deterioration In Its Genetic Structure.

But In Practical Affairs, Particularly In Politics, Men Are Needed Who Combine Human Experience And Interest In Human Relations With A Knowledge Of Science And Technology. Moreover, They Must Be Men Of Action And Not Contemplation. I Have The Impression That No Method Of Education Can Produce People With All The Qualities Required. I Am Haunted By The Idea That This Break In Human Civilization, Caused By The Discovery Of The Scientific Method, May Be Irreparable.

It Is A Fascinating Fact That Father And Son Have Given The Most Striking Evidence For The Apparently Contradictory Properties Of The Electron: The Father Proving Its Character As A Particle, The Son Its Character As A Wave... Thomson Was Extremely Proud Of His Son's Success And Tried To Assimilate The New Results Into His Old Convictions.

Science Is Not Formal Logic-it Needs The Free Play Of The Mind In As Great A Degree As Any Other Creative Art. It Is True That This Is A Gift Which Can Hardly Be Taught, But Its Growth Can Be Encouraged In Those Who Already Posses It.