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Sir Bernard Lovell
(31 Aug 1913 - 6 Aug 2012)
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Science Quotes by Sir Bernard Lovell (5 quotes)
A study of history shows that civilizations that abandon the quest for knowledge are doomed to disintegration.
— Sir Bernard Lovell
Out of all possible universes, the only one which can exist, in the sense that it can be known, is simply the one which satisfies the narrow conditions necessary for the development of intelligent life.
— Sir Bernard Lovell
The fate of human civilization will depend on whether the rockets of the future carry the astronomer’s telescope or a hydrogen bomb.
— Sir Bernard Lovell
The pursuit of the good and evil are now linked in astronomy as in almost all science. … The fate of human civilization will depend on whether the rockets of the future carry the astronomer’s telescope or a hydrogen bomb.
— Sir Bernard Lovell
The successful launching of the Sputnik was a demonstration of one of the highest scientific and technological achievements of man—a tantalizing invitation both to the militarist in search of ever more devastating means of destruction and to the astronomer searching for new means of carrying his instruments away from their earthbound environment.
— Sir Bernard Lovell
See also:
- 31 Aug - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Lovell's birth.
- The Story of Jodrell Bank, by Bernard Lovell. - book suggestion.