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Vannevar Bush Quotes

Presumably man’s spirit should be elevated if he can better review his shady past and analyze more completely and objectively his present problems Picture Quote #1

Science can be effective in the national welfare only as a member of a team, whether the conditions be peace or war. But without scientific progress no amount of achievement in other directions can insure our health, prosperity, and security as a nation in the modern world Picture Quote #1

There will always be plenty of things to compute in the detailed affairs of millions of people doing complicated things Picture Quote #1

A belief may be larger than a fact Picture Quote #1

To pursue science is not to disparage things of the spirit Picture Quote #1

Give these people money, let them play, and they’ll come up with something Picture Quote #1

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Basic scientific research is scientific capital Picture Quote #1

The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist Picture Quote #1

Putting a man in space is a stunt: the man can do no more than an instrument, in fact can do less. There are far more serious things to do than indulge in stunts... I do not discard completely the value of demonstrating to the world our skills. Nor do I undervalue the effect on morale of the spectacular. But the present hullabaloo on the propaganda aspects of the program leaves me entirely cool Picture Quote #1

Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his mission Picture Quote #1

To pursue science is not to disparage the things of the spirit. In fact, to pursue science rightly is to furnish the framework on which the spirit may rise Picture Quote #1

If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get very far in our understanding of the physical world. One might as well attempt to grasp the game of poker entirely by the use of the mathematics of probability Picture Quote #1

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Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation Picture Quote #1

Science can give mankind a better standard of living, better health and a better mental life, if mankind in turn gives science the sympathy and support so essential to its progress Picture Quote #1

As long as scientists are free to pursue the truth wherever it may lead, there will be a flow of new scientific knowledge to those who can apply it to practical problems Picture Quote #1

Presumably man’s spirit should be elevated if he can better review his shady past and analyze more completely and objectively his present problems Picture Quote #1

The world has arrived at an age of cheap complex devices of great reliability, and something is bound to come of it Picture Quote #1

The common idea that scientists reject a theory as soon as it leads to a contradiction is just not so. When they get something that works at all they plunge ahead with it and ignore its weak spots... scientists are just as bad as the rest of the public in following fads and being influenced by mass enthusiasm Picture Quote #1

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A record, if it is to be useful to science, must be continuously extended, it must be stored, and above all it must be consulted Picture Quote #1

Publication has been extended far beyond our present ability to make real use of the record Picture Quote #1

A belief may be larger than a fact. A faith that is overdefined is the very faith most likely to prove inadequate to the great moments of life Picture Quote #1

Thus science may implement the ways in which man produces, stores, and consults the record of the race Picture Quote #1

Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified Picture Quote #1

The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut Picture Quote #1

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Scientific progress on a broad front results from the free play of free intellects, working on subjects of their own choice, in the manner dictated by their curiosity for exploration of the unknown Picture Quote #1

Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. Nearly all men of science, all men of learning for that matter, and men of simple ways too, have it in some form and in some degree. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his mission. If we abandon that mission under stress we shall abandon it forever, for stress will not cease. Knowledge for the sake of understanding, not merely to prevail, that is the essence of our being. None can define its limits, or set its ultimate boundaries Picture Quote #1

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Presumably man’s spirit should be elevated if he can better review his shady past and analyze more completely and objectively his present problems. (Vannevar Bush Quotes) Science can be effective in the national welfare only as a member of a team, whether the conditions be peace or war. But without scientific progress no amount of achievement in other directions can insure our health, prosperity, and security as a nation in the modern world (Vannevar Bush Quotes) There will always be plenty of things to compute in the detailed affairs of millions of people doing complicated things (Vannevar Bush Quotes) A belief may be larger than a fact (Vannevar Bush Quotes) To pursue science is not to disparage things of the spirit (Vannevar Bush Quotes) Give these people money, let them play, and they’ll come up with something (Vannevar Bush Quotes) Basic scientific research is scientific capital (Vannevar Bush Quotes) The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist (Vannevar Bush Quotes) Putting a man in space is a stunt: the man can do no more than an instrument, in fact can do less. There are far more serious things to do than indulge in stunts... I do not discard completely the value of demonstrating to the world our skills. Nor do I undervalue the effect on morale of the spectacular. But the present hullabaloo on the propaganda aspects of the program leaves me entirely cool (Vannevar Bush Quotes) Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his mission (Vannevar Bush Quotes) To pursue science is not to disparage the things of the spirit. In fact, to pursue science rightly is to furnish the framework on which the spirit may rise (Vannevar Bush Quotes) If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get very far in our understanding of the physical world. One might as well attempt to grasp the game of poker entirely by the use of the mathematics of probability (Vannevar Bush Quotes) Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation (Vannevar Bush Quotes) Science can give mankind a better standard of living, better health and a better mental life, if mankind in turn gives science the sympathy and support so essential to its progress (Vannevar Bush Quotes) As long as scientists are free to pursue the truth wherever it may lead, there will be a flow of new scientific knowledge to those who can apply it to practical problems (Vannevar Bush Quotes) Presumably man’s spirit should be elevated if he can better review his shady past and analyze more completely and objectively his present problems (Vannevar Bush Quotes) The world has arrived at an age of cheap complex devices of great reliability, and something is bound to come of it (Vannevar Bush Quotes) The common idea that scientists reject a theory as soon as it leads to a contradiction is just not so. When they get something that works at all they plunge ahead with it and ignore its weak spots... scientists are just as bad as the rest of the public in following fads and being influenced by mass enthusiasm (Vannevar Bush Quotes) A record, if it is to be useful to science, must be continuously extended, it must be stored, and above all it must be consulted (Vannevar Bush Quotes) Publication has been extended far beyond our present ability to make real use of the record (Vannevar Bush Quotes) A belief may be larger than a fact. A faith that is overdefined is the very faith most likely to prove inadequate to the great moments of life (Vannevar Bush Quotes) Thus science may implement the ways in which man produces, stores, and consults the record of the race (Vannevar Bush Quotes) Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified (Vannevar Bush Quotes) The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut (Vannevar Bush Quotes) Scientific progress on a broad front results from the free play of free intellects, working on subjects of their own choice, in the manner dictated by their curiosity for exploration of the unknown (Vannevar Bush Quotes) Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. Nearly all men of science, all men of learning for that matter, and men of simple ways too, have it in some form and in some degree. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his mission. If we abandon that mission under stress we shall abandon it forever, for stress will not cease. Knowledge for the sake of understanding, not merely to prevail, that is the essence of our being. None can define its limits, or set its ultimate boundaries (Vannevar Bush Quotes)