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Forest Ray Moulton
(29 Apr 1872 - 7 Dec 1952)
American astronomer.
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Science Quotes by Forest Ray Moulton (2 quotes)
... all the great scientists have one thing in common: each snatched from the subtle motions of nature one irrevocable secret; each caught one feather of the plumage of the Great White Bird that symbolizes everlasting truth.
— Forest Ray Moulton
With co-author Justus J. Schifferes, in The Autobiography of Science (1945).
In ancient days heroes slew the dragons that terrified men; science is destroying the more dreadful superstitions that have darkened human lives.
— Forest Ray Moulton
With co-author Justus J. Schifferes, in The Autobiography of Science (Second Edition) (1960).
See also:
- 29 Apr - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Moulton's birth.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
