Quotes about Mechanics

Non-physicality may soon come to dominate our reality. Thanx Quatum Mechanics! Votes: 5

We had an erector set, and I was an avid fan of Popular Mechanics and Popular Science magazines. Votes: 4

Einstein was searching for String Theory. It not only reconciles General Relativity to Quantum Mechanics, but it reconciles Science and the Bible as well. Votes: 4

Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity are both accepted as scientific fact even though they're mutually exclusive. Albert Einstein spent the second half of his life searching for a unifying truth that would reconcile the two. Votes: 4

Common sense has no place in Quantum Mechanics. Votes: 3

I think I can safely say that nobody understands Quantum Mechanics. Votes: 3

The Book of the science of Mechanics must precede the Book of useful inventions. Votes: 3

The problem is that replacement of Quantum Mechanics by Quantum Field Theory is still very demanding. Votes: 3

Solipsism may be logically consistent with present Quantum Mechanics, Monism in the sense of Materialism is not. Votes: 3

I like dirty boys. Mechanics, construction workers, artists who get paint and clay everywhere. They gotta have rough hands. Votes: 3

Mechanics is the paradise of the mathematical sciences because by means of it one comes to the fruits of mathematics. Votes: 3

There's a lot of things I nerd out over. Quantum Mechanics. I also love Dungeons and Dragons. I want to be an astronaut. Votes: 3

I read Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Reader's Digest... I read some responsible journalism, and from that, I form my own opinions. I also happen to be intelligent, and I question everything. Votes: 3

Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of. Quick: try to think of a single movie about the horrors of Stalinism. This is not a failure of imagination. This is moral meltdown. Votes: 3

Quantum Mechanics is different. Its weirdness is evident without comparison. It is harder to train your mind to have quantum mechanical tuition, because quantum mechanics shatters our own personal, individual conception of reality Votes: 3

If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet. Votes: 2

Karma, when properly understood, is just the mechanics through which consciousness manifests. Votes: 2

In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune. Votes: 2

I do feel strongly that string theory is our best hope for making progress at unifying gravity and quantum mechanics. Votes: 2

Nothing can create something all the time due to the laws of quantum mechanics, and it's - it's fascinatingly interesting. Votes: 2

There is no such thing as too much swearing. Swearing is just a piece of linguistic mechanics. The words in-between are the clever ones. Votes: 2

In relativity, movement is continuous, causally determinate and well defined, while in quantum mechanics it is discontinuous, not causally determinate and not well defined. Votes: 2

It wasn't about mechanics; it was about a feeling, wanting to give someone something, which in turn was really gratifying. That really resonated for me. Votes: 2

Einstein's theory of relativity does a fantastic job for explaining big things. Quantum mechanics is fantastic for the other end of the spectrum - for small things. Votes: 2

It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the possible to the mechanics of matter and the autonomy of his creatures. Votes: 2

I'm not looking to be a trophy. When not acting, I spend my time studying metaphysics and quantum mechanics to keep my life as grounded as I can. Votes: 2

It will be hard work. It's always hard work, and hard work from everybody within the team - technical director, mechanics, drivers, engineers - everyone in the team. Votes: 2

In the future, maybe quantum mechanics will teach us something equally chilling about exactly how we exist from moment to moment of what we like to think of as time. Votes: 2

The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as a complete surprise to philosophers, and so did quantum mechanics, and so did other things. Votes: 2

I was a mechanic in the Navy. And mechanics in the Navy are like mechanics in airlines. You may have more stripes than I do, but you don't know how to fix the airplane. Votes: 2

I've got a great team of engineers behind this race car. I've got a great bunch of mechanics that make it reliable. This car is developed to go out there and be better than the Reynard, and I feel that it is. Votes: 2

In the Fall of 1774 & Winter of 1775, I was one of upwards of thirty, chiefly mechanics, who formed ourselves into a committee for the purpose of watching the movements of the British soldiers, and gaining every intelligence of the movements of the Tories. Votes: 2

People say writing is really hard. That's very unfair to those who are doing real jobs. People who work in the fields or fix roofs, engineers, or car mechanics. I think lying on your back working under an oily car, that's a job. Votes: 2

Grip pressure - not mechanical flaws - is the biggest factor when you're nervous. You unconsciously grip it tighter, which keeps you from making a smooth swing with a natural release. Keep your grip pressure light, and you'll be surprised how much your mechanics stabilize. Votes: 2

The birth of science as we know it arguably began with Isaac Newton's formulation of the laws of gravitation and motion. It is no exaggeration to say that physics was reborn in the early 20th-century with the twin revolutions of quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity. Votes: 2

Most of what Einstein said and did has no direct impact on what anybody reads in the Bible. Special relativity, his work in quantum mechanics, nobody even knows or cares. Where Einstein really affects the Bible is the fact that general relativity is the organizing principle for the Big Bang. Votes: 2

No one intuitively understands quantum mechanics because all of our experience involves a world of classical phenomena where, for example, a baseball thrown from pitcher to catcher seems to take just one path, the one described by Newton's laws of motion. Yet at a microscopic level, the universe behaves quite differently. Votes: 2

Modern motor vehicles are safer and more reliable than they have ever been - yet more than 1 million people are killed in car accidents around the world each year, and more than 50 million are injured. Why? Largely because one perilous element in the mechanics of driving remains unperfected by progress: the human being. Votes: 2

I overcame size with mechanics. Votes: 0

Quantum mechanics makes absolutely no sense. Votes: 0

No one really understands quantum mechanics. Votes: 0

I also think that I had great mechanics. Votes: 0

I hadn't focused on mechanics since I signed professionally. Votes: 0

I've always had good mechanics and stuff like that. Votes: 0

Within every desire is the mechanics of its fulfillment. Votes: 0

I don't think people care about the mechanics of songwriting. Votes: 0

History is nothing but a problem of mechanics applied to psychology. Votes: 0

Practice the mechanics of making photographs until it becomes second nature. Votes: 0

Quantum mechanics has explained all of chemistry and most of physics. Votes: 0

I became more and more interested in the mechanics of creativity... Votes: 0

The Snow White the midnight the moon tales of the mechanics Votes: 0

My body is a vehicle for the mechanics of my sport. Votes: 0

Anyone not shocked by quantum mechanics has not yet understood it. Votes: 0

If you aren't confused by quantum mechanics, you haven't really understood it. Votes: 0

Entanglement is not one but rather the characteristic trait of quantum mechanics. Votes: 0

The true secret to genius is in creativity, not in technical mechanics. Votes: 0

I think we can safely assume that no one understands quantum mechanics. Votes: 0

Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn't understood it. Votes: 0

If you have nothing in quantum mechanics, you will always have something. Votes: 0

If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics. Votes: 0

Nature is one. It is not divided into physics, chemistry, quantum mechanics. Votes: 0

Inherent in every intention and desire are the mechanics for its fulfillment. Votes: 0

What're quantum mechanics?" "I don't know. People who repair quantums, I suppose. Votes: 0

Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years. Votes: 0

Quantum mechanics is confusing and consciousness is confusing, so maybe they're the same. Votes: 0

I am a figure skater, which helps me appreciate Newton's theory of mechanics. Votes: 0

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force. The master of mechanics laughs at strength. Votes: 0

I haven't always thrown hard, but eventually my (velocity) caught up with my mechanics. Votes: 0

Allowing liberals to manage economic policy is like hiring monkeys to be aircraft mechanics. Votes: 0

Creativity is rich with unexpected possibility. Know-how is mere fragmented mechanics which lacks tradition. Votes: 0

Quantum mechanics, with its leap into statistics, has been a mere palliative for our ignorance Votes: 0

The physics of the 21st century shall deal essentially with non-spatial matter and non-spatial mechanics. Votes: 0

Schrodinger's wave-mechanics is not a physical theory but a dodge-and a very good dodge too. Votes: 0

War has become an affair of machines...and soldiers are little more than clever mechanics. Votes: 0

The so-called mysteries of quantum mechanics are in its philosophical interpretation, not in its mathematics. Votes: 0

I work in celestial mechanics, but I am not interested in getting to the moon. Votes: 0

To know the mechanics of the wave, is to know the entire secret of Nature. Votes: 0

I was my own worst enemy in my debut. Not one player tested my mechanics. Votes: 0

God determines how fast you're going to run; I can help only with the mechanics. Votes: 0

When I looked into the mechanics of being a businessman, I found it wasn't rocket science. Votes: 0

Quantum mechanics brought an unexpected fuzziness into physics because of quantum uncertainty, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Votes: 0

I don't think about delivery. I don't think about mechanics. I just think about throwing hard. Votes: 0

Anybody who is not shocked by this subject has failed to understand it. [of quantum mechanics] Votes: 0

In order to seek one's own direction, one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life. Votes: 0

Celestial mechanics is the origin of dynamical systems, linear algebra, topology, variational calculus and symplectic geometry. Votes: 0

ISTPs have a vested interest in practical and applied science, especially in the field of mechanics. Votes: 0

The mechanics of putting one spot of color next to another, that is the fundamental thing. Votes: 0

...quantum mechanics—the physics of our world—requires that you hold such pedestrian complaints in abeyance. Votes: 0

I've always regretted the fact that I've never formally studied and learned the mechanics of writing music. Votes: 0

[T]he laws of quantum mechanics itself cannot be formulated ... without recourse to the concept of consciousness. Votes: 0

Just because quantum mechanics is weird does not mean that everything that is weird is quantum mechanics. Votes: 0

Very rarely do I work on mechanics now. I tend to solve problems within the music itself. Votes: 0

People who are making films today are too concerned with mechanics - technical things instead of feeling. Votes: 0

Since the founding of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, theoretical physics had nurtured an extremely radical tradition. Votes: 0

When things get tough, there are two things that make life worth living: Mozart, and quantum mechanics Votes: 0

You are not mechanics, you are warriors. You have been trained, not to think, but to do. Votes: 0

Without moving beyond a mere copy, there is no artistry, no originality or artistic advancement; only mechanics. Votes: 0

Put the right pitching mechanics together with good health, and there's nothing surprising about lasting a long time. Votes: 0

[Recent evidence regarding quantum mechanics is] sufficient to rule out all theological options but one - the Bible's. Votes: 0

It's all about mechanics; all the weight-lifting in the world can't help you if you're not running correctly. Votes: 0

My wish is to construct a system of sociology on the model of celestial mechanics, physics, and chemistry. Votes: 0

You have to look for teachers. If you want to be a mechanic, go hang out with mechanics. Votes: 0

Once your mind is caught on the right snag, there's nothing so hard about the mechanics of writing. Votes: 0

People get a lot of confusion, because they keep trying to think of quantum mechanics as classical mechanics Votes: 0

Reality is a cruel and unintuitive place with frustrating gameplay mechanics. (Press X to thanklessly toil your life away) Votes: 0

There was quantum mechanics, string theory, and then there was the most mind-bending frontier of the natural world, women. Votes: 0

Physics is really figuring out how to discover new things that are counterintuitive, like quantum mechanics. It's really counterintuitive. Votes: 0

Golf is 20 percent mechanics and technique. The other 80 pecent is philosophy, humor, tragedy, romance, melodrama, companionship, camaraderie, cussedness and conversation. Votes: 0

The basic idea is to shove all fundamental difficulties onto the neutron and to do quantum mechanics in the nucleus. Votes: 0

If I start paying attention to the mechanics of a film while watching it, then it's generally a bad film. Votes: 0

For me, running is a lifestyle and an art. I'm more interested in the magic of it than the mechanics. Votes: 0

The physical mechanics of sex are pretty funny unless you are engaged in them. Then they are, of course, marvelous. Votes: 0

Digital mechanics predicts that for every continuous symmetry of physics there will be some microscopic process that violates that symmetry. Votes: 0

Nature allows only experimental situations to occur which can be described within the framework of the formalism of quantum mechanics Votes: 0

There are a lot of mysteries about quantum mechanics, but they mostly arise in very detailed measurements in controlled settings. Votes: 0

Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description. Votes: 0

That's how I judge a quarterback: Either you make plays or you don't. I don't even want to talk about mechanics. Votes: 0

Quantum mechanics is so counter-intuitive, physicists have never been able to come up with a comfortable picture of how it works. Votes: 0

It was not possible to formulate the laws of quantum mechanics in a fully consistent way without reference to the consciousness. Votes: 0

Quantum mechanics broke the mold of the previous framework, classical mechanics, by establishing that the predictions of science are necessarily probabilistic. Votes: 0

[Heisenberg's seminal 1925 paper initiating quantum mechanics marked] one of the great jumps—perhaps the greatest—in the development of twentieth century physics. Votes: 0

Einstein said that if quantum mechanics were correct then the world would be crazy. Einstein was right - the world is crazy. Votes: 0

Once you have your practice and you have your mechanics, you must be able to go out there and trust your mechanics. Votes: 0

The inner attitude of the heart is far more crucial than the mechanics for coming into the reality of the spiritual life. Votes: 0

Mine is a gruesome job, but for a scientist with a love for the mechanics of the human body, a great one. Votes: 0

When I first met with agents, they said, "Okay, you're going to play plumbers and mechanics and bus drivers and farmers. Go." Votes: 0

If everything is made up of little particles and all the little particles follow quantum mechanics, then shouldn't everything just follow quantum mechanics? Votes: 0

Now, what that means is that there is fundamental indeterminacy from quantum mechanics, but besides that there are other sources of effective indeterminacy. Votes: 0

The development of quantum mechanics early in the twentieth century obliged physicists to change radically the concepts they used to describe the world. Votes: 0

Quantum mechanics as it stands would be perfect if we didn't have the quantum-gravity issue and a few other very deep fundamental problems. Votes: 0

Let the mechanics of desire bring your fulfilment without interference.the more you interfere, the less likely you will get what you want. Votes: 0

[The Many-worlds interpretation is the] only completely coherent approach to explaining both the contents of quantum mechanics and the appearance of the world. Votes: 0

I liked quantum mechanics very much. The subject was hard to understand but easy to apply to a large number of interesting problems. Votes: 0

At the heart of quantum mechanics is a rule that sometimes governs politicians or CEOs-as long as no one is watching, anything goes. Votes: 0

A teddy bear does not depend upon mechanics to give him the semblance of life. He is loved - and therefore he lives. Votes: 0

Cuban mechanics obviously have to be the best mechanics in the world.They're going to figure out all sorts of things to do. Votes: 0

To Napoleon on why his works on celestial mechanics make no mention of God: Your Highness, I have no need of this hypothesis. Votes: 0

By watching the mechanics of the mind, you step out of its resistance patterns, and you can then allow the present moment to be. Votes: 0

Will an intelligent spectator not admire the prodigeous structures of Stone-Henge because he does not know by what law of mechanics they were raised? Votes: 0

We daily witness the beneficial effect produced to the community by the institution of premiums, held out to encourage the inventions of ingenious mechanics. Votes: 0

I'm not worrying about my mechanics-and that's a fun feeling. It's nice to be confident and not worry about where my hands and feet are. Votes: 0

Quantum field theory was originally developed for the treatment of electrodynamics, immediately after the completion of quantum mechanics and the discovery of the Dirac equation. Votes: 0

Fascinated by history during my secondary education, then by physics and mechanics at the Ecole Polytechnique, I finally entered the national administration of mines in 1936. Votes: 0

The south produced statesmen and soldiers, planters and doctors and lawyers and poets, but certainly no engineers and mechanics. Let Yankees adopt such low callings. Votes: 0

I want to get back to my foundation. And my foundation was my mechanics and the way I repeat them in such a dynamic way. Votes: 0

The math of quantum mechanics and the math of general relativity, when they confront one another, they are ferocious antagonists and the equations don't work. Votes: 0

Wealth, howsoever got, in England makes lords of mechanics, gentlemen of rakes; Antiquity and birth are needless here; 'Tis impudence and money makes a peer. Votes: 0

Chance is an element of life. What I try to do is study what I call the mechanics of reality as carefully as I can. Votes: 0

I like mechanical things; my first book was a mechanics guide - that was what my parents couldn't pry away from me; that was the blanket. Votes: 0

In terms of the mechanics of story, myth is an intriguing one because we didn't make myth up; myth is an imprinture of the human condition. Votes: 0

Even after all this time, I keep forgetting that heroes can be found in unlikely places and persons -- like mechanics who can turn into coyotes. Votes: 0

My opinion with respect to immigration is, that except of useful mechanics and some particular description of men and professions, there is no use of encouragement. Votes: 0

Although quantum mechanics has been around for nearly 70 years, it is still not generally understood or appreciated, even by those that use it to do calculations. Votes: 0

After some minor pieces of theoretical study that I worked on, a student in my statistical mechanics class brought to my attention a problem in polyelectrolytes. Votes: 0

I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing out there. Votes: 0

I don't like running when I'm holding things in my hand, whether it's a dog leash or a baby jogger. My mechanics get all messed up. Votes: 0

I am more interested in the purpose of government than its mechanics-though the means should at least be good enough to lead to the ends desired. Votes: 0

After you start learning all about the mechanics of piloting a riverboat, you stop seeing all the pretty sunsets and you start thinking about the weather. Votes: 0

It is difficult for me to believe that quantum mechanics, working very well for currently practical set-ups, will nevertheless fail badly with improvements in counter efficiency. Votes: 0

It's actually kind of weird that we can comprehend the law of gravity, or that we can understand quantum mechanics, enough at least to make computers. Votes: 0

Quantum field theory, which was born just fifty years ago from the marriage of quantum mechanics with relativity, is a beautiful but not very robust child. Votes: 0

I don't understand the mechanics behind things, so a site that I find impressive may not really be more technologically advanced than something which is ostensibly uninteresting. Votes: 0

Quantum mechanics is weird. I don't understand it. Just live with it. You don't have to understand the nature of things in order to build cool devices. Votes: 0

If we look at the way the universe behaves, quantum mechanics gives us fundamental, unavoidable indeterminacy, so that alternative histories of the universe can be assigned probability. Votes: 0

Everything that can happen, does. That's quantum mechanics. But this does not mean everything happens. The rest of physics is about describing what can happen and what can't. Votes: 0

But the mechanics of learning to 'throw your voice' are pretty simple. Anyone with a tongue, an upper palate, teeth, and a normal speaking voice can learn ventriloquism. Votes: 0

It's nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. That way if I get into trouble he can stop it before I get out of control. Votes: 0

Digital imaging allows both groups to rise above the limitations of mess and clutter and mechanics, and apply our talents to creating images limited only by our imaginations. Votes: 0

We avoid the gravest difficulties when, giving up the attempt to frame hypotheses concerning the constitution of matter, we pursue statistical inquiries as a branch of rational mechanics. Votes: 0

As a boy, it was clear that my inclinations were toward the physical sciences. Mathematics, mechanics, and chemistry were among the fields that gave me a special satisfaction. Votes: 0

It is the fragrant lack of practicality that makes high-heeled shoes so fascinating: in terms of static mechanics they induce a sort of insecurity which some find titillating. Votes: 0

Its nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. That way if I get into trouble he can stop it before I get out of control. Votes: 0

It had more layers than an onion. These writers meant business. There was a level for everybody. Your major could be celestial mechanics, and there'd be celestial-mechanics jokes. Votes: 0

The mathematics of quantum mechanics very accurately describes how our universe works. And it tells us our reality is continually branching into different possibilities, just like a coral. Votes: 0

Feynman once said, 'Science is imagination in a straitjacket.' It is ironic that in the case of quantum mechanics, the people without the straitjackets are generally the nuts. Votes: 0

If you examine this, I think that you will find that it's the mechanics of Japanese architecture that have been thought of as the direct influence upon our architecture. Votes: 0

People wanted to vote for us but the mechanics of getting the voters to the polling stations we didnt have. We did not have the money most of all . Votes: 0

A gifted experimentalist, and theoretician, in the best Newtonian tradition... His contributions to quantum measurements, and elucidative teachings on quantum mechanics, have not yet received the attention they deserve. Votes: 0

Willard Gibbs did for statistical mechanics and for thermodynamics what Laplace did for celestial mechanics and Maxwell did for electrodynamics, namely, made his field a well-nigh finished theoretical structure. Votes: 0

It is so characteristic, that just when the mechanics of reproduction are so vastly improved, there are fewer and fewer people who know how the music should be played. Votes: 0

The person who did most to give to analysis the generality and symmetry which are now its pride, was also the person who made mechanics analytical; I mean Euler. Votes: 0

Quantum mechanics provides us with an approximate, plausible, conjectural explanation of what actually is, or was, or may be taking place inside a cyclotron during a dark night in February. Votes: 0

Also, think about your intentionality - are you getting lost in the method? or coming from the intentionality, the purpose? You don't want to do the mechanics without the consciousness. Votes: 0

This is my first experience working in a foreign movie, but the mechanics, I think, are pretty much the same all over; you still have to wait in the trailer. Votes: 0

I watch YouTube and other peers of mine. There's a lot of things I can't do and also I'm very unorthodox, I want to work on my mechanics and technique. Votes: 0

When you think about the complexity of our natural world - plants using quantum mechanics for photosynthesis, for example - a smartphone begins to look like a pretty dumb object. Votes: 0

The noncook is in a helpless position, much like that of the car owner who can't change a tire and has to depend on mechanics to keep his automobile running. Votes: 0

Of all mechanics, of all servile handycrafts-men, a gamester is the vilest. But yet, as many of the quality are of the profession, he is admitted amongst the politest company. Votes: 0

Game mechanics are the core of what a game truly is. They are the interactions and relationships that remain when all of the aesthetics, technology, and story are stripped away. Votes: 0

The description of right lines and circles, upon which geometry is founded, belongs to mechanics. Geometry does not teach us to draw these lines, but requires them to be drawn. Votes: 0

Our greatest leaders are neither dreamers nor dictators: They are, like Jefferson, those who articulate national aspirations yet master the mechanics of influence and know when to depart from dogma. Votes: 0

One day scientists will more fully understand the chemistry and neuro-circuitry that differentiates love from lust. I couldn't begin to explain the mechanics, but I know that they feel differently. Votes: 0

What you can show using physics, forces this universe to continue to exist. As long as you're using general relativity and quantum mechanics you are forced to conclude that God exists. Votes: 0

The role of gender in society is the most complicated thing I've ever spent a lot of time learning about, and I've spent a lot of time learning about quantum mechanics. Votes: 0

At a car dealership, the person who sells the car is the hero, and also gets the commission. But if the mechanics don't service that car well, the customer won't return. Votes: 0

At a car dealership, the person who sells the car is the hero, and also gets the commission. But if the mechanics don't service that car well, the customer won't return." Votes: 0

Certainly we do not need quantum mechanics for macroscopic objects, which are well described by classical physics - this is the reason why quantum mechanics seems so foreign to our everyday existence. Votes: 0

The doctrine that the world is made up of objects whose existence is independent of human consciousness turns out to be in conflict with quantum mechanics and with facts established by experiment. Votes: 0

If you start any large theory, such as quantum mechanics, plate tectonics, evolution, it takes about 40 years for mainstream science to come around. Gaia has been going for only 30 years or so. Votes: 0

Inherent in every intention and desire is the mechanics for its fulfillment. And when we introduce an intention in our pure potentiality, we put this infinite organizing power to work for us. Votes: 0

As you get older, things conk out. It's a bit like a car. As long as it's something the mechanics can fix, you can chug on for a few more thousand miles. Votes: 0

To me, the advantage of the recorder is that it is so natural. I love the fact that it is just a piece of wood, that there are almost no mechanics involved. Votes: 0

I would do it today because the thing that appealed to me was not necessarily the mechanics of the robot, but it was his personality and how funny and charming he was. Votes: 0

My inners are not organs. They're actually mechanics, so I have a hole in my back, wind me up like the movie 'Hugo,' and then just say, 'Act,' you know? Votes: 0

The fact that we can describe the motions of the world using Newtonian mechanics tell us nothing about the world. The fact that we do, does tell us something about the world. Votes: 0

The very best way I can make any reader believe in the nuts and bolts of an art form... is to know the mechanics, to make the characters grounded in convincing detail. Votes: 0

Now we see evolutionary trends in a variety of areas ranging from atomic and molecular physics through fluid mechanics, chemistry and biology to large scale systems of relevance in environmental and economic sciences Votes: 0

There's a branch of math called the foundations of math. It's kind of like quantum mechanics. It's about how this very complex theory of math can be built up from very basic parts. Votes: 0

Our life is frittered away by detail Simplify, simplify.” Or, as Plato wrote, “In order to seek one’s own direction, one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life. Votes: 0

[Quantum mechanics] describes nature as absurd from the point of view of common sense. And yet it fully agrees with experiment. So I hope you can accept nature as She is - absurd. Votes: 0

Our mechanics are engineered so that we can survive quite a lot, but I think our need to be loved is so great that it’s the thing that damages us the most. Votes: 0

Every new discovery in science brings with it a host of new problems, just as the invention of the automobile brought with it gas stations, roads, garages, mechanics, and a thousand other subsidiary details. Votes: 0

Librarying is a harder profession than the public realizes, he said. People think it's all rubber stamps, knowing that Dewey 521 is celestial mechanics and saying 'Try looking under fiction' sixty eight times a day. Votes: 0

The recurrence during the eighteenth century Enlightenment of the aspiration to be the 'Newton of the moral sciences' testifies to the prestige not just of celestial mechanics, but of the 'experimental method' more generally. Votes: 0

The importance of infinite processes for the practical exigencies of technical life can hardly be overemphasized. Practically all applications of arithmetic to geometry, mechanics, physics and even statistics involve these processes directly and indirectly. Votes: 0

I was 17 and just learning what high fidelity was, what good sound was, and learning the mechanics of tape machines. It was a real education, going right from the consumer end to the record factory. Votes: 0

Because the theory of quantum mechanics could explain all of chemistry and the various properties of substances, it was a tremendous success. But still there was the problem of the interaction of light and matter. Votes: 0

The mechanics vary from place to place and from office to office. The handling of SBUs can be different in the same agency just across the hall, one from another. There are virtually no standards. Votes: 0

Our problem is that we assume prayer is something to master the way we master algebra or auto mechanics. But when praying, we come "underneath," where we calmly and deliberately surrender control and become incompetent. Votes: 0

Ludwig Boltzmann, who spent much of his life studying statistical mechanics, died in 1906 by his own hand. Paul Ehrenfest, carrying on the work, died similarly in 1933. Now it is our turn to study statistical mechanics. Votes: 0

All this, the positive and physical essence of mechanics, which makes its chief and highest interest for a student of nature, is in existing treatises completely buried and concealed beneath a mass of technical considerations. Votes: 0

Quantum mechanics brought an unexpected fuzziness into physics because of quantum uncertainty, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. String theory does so again because a point particle is replaced by a string, which is more spread out. Votes: 0