Wrinkles in Time Quotes

“Weinberg said: "The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless." I must disagree with my old teacher. To me the universe seems quite the opposite of pointless. It seems that the more we learn, the more we see how it all fits together. As we study the universe as a whole, we realize that microcosm and macrocosm are, increasingly, the same subject. By unifying them, we are learning that nature is as it is not because it is the chance consequence of a random series of meaningless events; quite the opposite. More and more, the universe appears to be as it is because it must be that way.”
― George Smoot, Wrinkles in Time

“The truth and treasure of the universe is its own existence, and our quest for that truth and treasure will be eternal, like the universe itself.”
― George Smoot, Wrinkles in Time

“I recall the eerie pleasure of getting a copy of the U-2 Users' Manual.”
― George Smoot, Wrinkles in Time

“In 1930, Einstein and his wife, Elsa, visited Mount Wilson, where Hubble gave them a tour of the observatory. Elsa was told that the hundred-inch telescope was used to study the structure of the cosmos. “Well, well,” she replied, “my husband does that on the back of an old envelope.”
― George Smoot, Wrinkles in Time

“The more we know about the history of the universe, the more we know about ourselves and the questions we are driven to ask.”
― George Smoot, Wrinkles in Time

“We are awed by the ultimate simplicity and power of the creativity of physical nature- and by its beauty on all scales.”
― George Smoot, Wrinkles in Time

“The religious concept of creation flows from a sense of wonder at the existence of the universe and our place in it. The scientific concept of creation encompasses no less a sense of wonder.”
― George Smoot, Wrinkles in Time

“Man has emerged from dust of stars to contemplate the universe around him.”
― George Smoot, Wrinkles in Time

“The more we know of the history of the universe, the more we know about ourselves.”
― George Smoot, Wrinkles in Time