Science Quotes

“the future of science in this country will be determined by our basic educational policy.”
― Vannevar Bush, Science: The Endless Frontier

“Improvement in the teaching of science is imperative; for students of latent scientific ability are particularly vulnerable to high school teaching which fails to awaken interest or to provide adequate instruction.”
― Vannevar Bush, Science: The Endless Frontier

“as a people and a Nation we have not been properly appreciative of intellectual achievement. This awareness and appreciation is not something the Government can legislate into being. We must build it into our national consciousness through our educational system, and until we do, science and all other forms of intellectual activity will lack the firm foundation they require.”
― Vannevar Bush, Science: The Endless Frontier

“They felt that all boys and girls should be able to feel that, if they have what it takes, there is no limit to the opportunity. A ceiling should not be imposed on a young person’s educational opportunities either by limited family means or negative family attitudes.”
― Vannevar Bush, Science: The Endless Frontier