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Science Quotes - The Quotations Page (773 words) |
 | Science is facts; just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is not a house and a collection of facts is not necessarily science. |
| In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. |
| In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms. |
| Physics Today May 2001 (1276 words) |
| Science and technology studies was born as a field in the 1940s, with the laudable goal of enhancing public understanding of science in a society increasingly defined by rapidly evolving technology. |
| Much of the antagonism of the science wars can be traced to the well-established academic practice of stating one's views in extreme form to stir up a controversy and thereby attract the kind of attention that can actually enhance a career. |
| Craig McConnell is a historian of science currently working on the history of the development and popularization of modern cosmology, and also teaches science and technology studies as an assistant professor of liberal studies at California State University, Fullerton. |
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