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Frederick Soddy Quotes

Man cannot influence in this respect the atomic forces of Nature Picture Quote #1

The pure air and dazzling snow belong to things beyond the reach of all personal feeling, almost beyond the reach of life. Yet such things are a part of our life, neither the least noble nor the most terrible Picture Quote #1

There has been no discovery like it in the history of man. It puts into man’s hands the key to using the fundamental energy of the universe Picture Quote #1

The dropping of the Atomic Bomb is a very deep problem... Instead of commemorating Hiroshima we should celebrate... man’s triumph over the problem [of transmutation], and not its first misuse by politicians and military authorities Picture Quote #1

Nature is in austere mood, even terrifying, withal majestically beautiful Picture Quote #1

On our plane knowledge and ignorance are the immemorial adversaries Picture Quote #1

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There is something sublime about its aloofness from and its indifference to its external environment Picture Quote #1

An honest money system is the only alternative Picture Quote #1

The history of man is dominated by, and reflects, the amount of available energy Picture Quote #1

Mankind has always drawn from outside sources of energy. This island was the first to harness coal and steam. But our present sources stand in the ratio of a million to one, compared with any previous sources. The release of atomic energy will change the whole structure of society Picture Quote #1

But what sin is to the moralist and crime to the jurist so to the scientific man is ignorance Picture Quote #1

Today it appears as though it may well be altogether abolished in the future as it has to some extent been mitigated in the past by the unceasing, and as it now appears, unlimited ascent of man to knowledge, and through knowledge to physical power and dominion over Nature Picture Quote #1

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There is nothing left now for us but to get ever deeper and deeper into debt to the banking system in order to provide the increasing amounts of money the nation requires for its expansion and growth Picture Quote #1

The whole profit of the issuance of money has provided the capital of the great banking business as it exists today Picture Quote #1

Now whatever the origin of this apparently meaningless jumble of ideas may have been, it is really a perfect and very slightly allegorical expression of the actual present views we hold today Picture Quote #1

I believe that there have been civilisations in the past that were familiar with atomic energy, and that by misusing it they were totally destroyed Picture Quote #1

The energy available for each individual man is his income, and the philosophy which can teach him to be content with penury should be capable of teaching him also the uses of wealth Picture Quote #1

For a modern ruler the laws of conservation and transformation of energy, when the vivifing stream takes its source, the ways it wends its course in nature, and how, under wisdom and knowledge, it may be intertwined with human destiny, instead of careering headlong to the ocean, are a study at least as pregnant with consequences to life as any lesson taught by the long unscientific history of man Picture Quote #1

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The fact remains that, if the supply of energy failed, modern civilization would come to an end as abruptly as does the music of an organ deprived of wind Picture Quote #1

Physical science enjoys the distinction of being the most fundamental of the experimental sciences, and its laws are obeyed universally, so far as is known, not merely by inanimate things, but also by living organisms, in their minutest parts, as single individuals, and also as whole communities. It results from this that, however complicated a series of phenomena may be and however many other sciences may enter into its complete presentation, the purely physical aspect, or the application of the known laws of matter and energy, can always be legitimately separated from the other aspects Picture Quote #1

The real value of science is in the getting, and those who have tasted the pleasure of discovery alone know what science is. A problem solved is dead. A world without problems to be solved would be devoid of science Picture Quote #1

There has been no discovery like it in the history of man. It puts into man’s hands the key to using the fundamental energy of the universe Picture Quote #1

The laws expressing the relations between energy and matter are, however, not solely of importance in pure science. They necessarily come first in order... in the whole record of human experience, and they control, in the last resort, the rise or fall of political systems, the freedom or bondage of nations, the movements of commerce and industry, the origin of wealth and poverty, and the general physical welfare of the race Picture Quote #1

The pure air and dazzling snow belong to things beyond the reach of all personal feeling, almost beyond the reach of life Picture Quote #1

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Scientific men can hardly escape the charge of ignorance with regard to the precise effect of the impact of modern science upon the mode of living of the people and upon their civilisation Picture Quote #1

Chemistry has been termed by the physicist as the messy part of physics, but that is no reason why the physicists should be permitted to make a mess of chemistry when they invade it Picture Quote #1

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Man cannot influence in this respect the atomic forces of Nature (Frederick Soddy Quotes) The pure air and dazzling snow belong to things beyond the reach of all personal feeling, almost beyond the reach of life. Yet such things are a part of our life, neither the least noble nor the most terrible. (Frederick Soddy Quotes) There has been no discovery like it in the history of man. It puts into man’s hands the key to using the fundamental energy of the universe. (Frederick Soddy Quotes) The dropping of the Atomic Bomb is a very deep problem... Instead of commemorating Hiroshima we should celebrate... man’s triumph over the problem [of transmutation], and not its first misuse by politicians and military authorities (Frederick Soddy Quotes) Nature is in austere mood, even terrifying, withal majestically beautiful (Frederick Soddy Quotes) On our plane knowledge and ignorance are the immemorial adversaries (Frederick Soddy Quotes) There is something sublime about its aloofness from and its indifference to its external environment (Frederick Soddy Quotes) An honest money system is the only alternative (Frederick Soddy Quotes) The history of man is dominated by, and reflects, the amount of available energy (Frederick Soddy Quotes) Mankind has always drawn from outside sources of energy. This island was the first to harness coal and steam. But our present sources stand in the ratio of a million to one, compared with any previous sources. The release of atomic energy will change the whole structure of society (Frederick Soddy Quotes) But what sin is to the moralist and crime to the jurist so to the scientific man is ignorance (Frederick Soddy Quotes) Today it appears as though it may well be altogether abolished in the future as it has to some extent been mitigated in the past by the unceasing, and as it now appears, unlimited ascent of man to knowledge, and through knowledge to physical power and dominion over Nature (Frederick Soddy Quotes) There is nothing left now for us but to get ever deeper and deeper into debt to the banking system in order to provide the increasing amounts of money the nation requires for its expansion and growth (Frederick Soddy Quotes) The whole profit of the issuance of money has provided the capital of the great banking business as it exists today (Frederick Soddy Quotes) Now whatever the origin of this apparently meaningless jumble of ideas may have been, it is really a perfect and very slightly allegorical expression of the actual present views we hold today (Frederick Soddy Quotes) I believe that there have been civilisations in the past that were familiar with atomic energy, and that by misusing it they were totally destroyed (Frederick Soddy Quotes) The energy available for each individual man is his income, and the philosophy which can teach him to be content with penury should be capable of teaching him also the uses of wealth (Frederick Soddy Quotes) For a modern ruler the laws of conservation and transformation of energy, when the vivifing stream takes its source, the ways it wends its course in nature, and how, under wisdom and knowledge, it may be intertwined with human destiny, instead of careering headlong to the ocean, are a study at least as pregnant with consequences to life as any lesson taught by the long unscientific history of man (Frederick Soddy Quotes) The fact remains that, if the supply of energy failed, modern civilization would come to an end as abruptly as does the music of an organ deprived of wind (Frederick Soddy Quotes) Physical science enjoys the distinction of being the most fundamental of the experimental sciences, and its laws are obeyed universally, so far as is known, not merely by inanimate things, but also by living organisms, in their minutest parts, as single individuals, and also as whole communities. It results from this that, however complicated a series of phenomena may be and however many other sciences may enter into its complete presentation, the purely physical aspect, or the application of the known laws of matter and energy, can always be legitimately separated from the other aspects (Frederick Soddy Quotes) The real value of science is in the getting, and those who have tasted the pleasure of discovery alone know what science is. A problem solved is dead. A world without problems to be solved would be devoid of science (Frederick Soddy Quotes) There has been no discovery like it in the history of man. It puts into man’s hands the key to using the fundamental energy of the universe (Frederick Soddy Quotes) The laws expressing the relations between energy and matter are, however, not solely of importance in pure science. They necessarily come first in order... in the whole record of human experience, and they control, in the last resort, the rise or fall of political systems, the freedom or bondage of nations, the movements of commerce and industry, the origin of wealth and poverty, and the general physical welfare of the race (Frederick Soddy Quotes) The pure air and dazzling snow belong to things beyond the reach of all personal feeling, almost beyond the reach of life (Frederick Soddy Quotes) Scientific men can hardly escape the charge of ignorance with regard to the precise effect of the impact of modern science upon the mode of living of the people and upon their civilisation (Frederick Soddy Quotes) Chemistry has been termed by the physicist as the messy part of physics, but that is no reason why the physicists should be permitted to make a mess of chemistry when they invade it (Frederick Soddy Quotes)