Proof Is An Idol Before

Events Do Not Happen; They Are Just There, And We Come Across Them.

In The World Of Physics We Watch A Shadowgraph Performance Of The Drama Of Familiar Life. The Shadow Of My Elbow Rests On The Shadow Table As The Shadow Ink Flows Over The Shadow Paper. It Is All Symbolic, And As A Symbol The Physicist Leaves It. ... The Frank Realisation That Physical Science Is Concerned With A World Of Shadows Is One Of The Most Significant Of Recent Advances.

It Is Also A Good Rule Not To Put Overmuch Confidence In The Observational Results That Are Put Forward Until They Are Confirmed By Theory.

I Believe There Are 15, 747, 724, 136, 275, 002, 577, 605, 653, 961, 181, 555, 468, 044, 717, 914, 527, 116, 709, 366, 231, 425, 076, 185, 631, 031, 296 Protons In The Universe And The Same Number Of Electrons.

Asked In 1919 Whether It Was True That Only Three People In The World Understood The Theory Of General Relativity, [eddington] Allegedly Replied: "who's The Third?"