If Alpha [the Fine-structure Constant] Were Bigger

Science Is Not Formal Logic-it Needs The Free Play Of The Mind In As Great A Degree As Any Other Creative Art. It Is True That This Is A Gift Which Can Hardly Be Taught, But Its Growth Can Be Encouraged In Those Who Already Posses It.

There Are Two Objectionable Types Of Believers: Those Who Believe The Incredible And Those Who Believe That 'belief' Must Be Discarded And Replaced By 'the Scientific Method.

During My Span Of Life Science Has Become A Matter Of Public Concern And The L'art Pour L'art Standpoint Of My Youth Is Now Obsolete. Science Has Become An Integral And Most Important Part Of Our Civilization, And Scientific Work Means Contributing To Its Development. Science In Our Technical Age Has Social, Economic, And Political Functions, And However Remote One's Own Work Is From Technical Application It Is A Link In The Chain Of Actions And Decisions Which Determine The Fate Of The Human Race. I Realized This Aspect Of Science In Its Full Impact Only After Hiroshima.

We Need To Make A World In Which Fewer Children Are Born, And In Which We Take Better Care Of Them.

Intellect Distinguishes Between The Possible And The Impossible; Reason Distinguishes Between The Sensible And The Senseless. Even The Possible Can Be Senseless.