Bill Bryson Quote

As Edward P. Tryon of Columbia University once put it: "In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that our universe is simply one of those things that happen from time to time." To which adds Guth: "Although the creation of a universe might be very unlikely, Tryon emphasized that no one had counted the failed attempts."


On the Big Bang - A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003)


As Edward P. Tryon of Columbia University once put it: In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that our universe is ...

As Edward P. Tryon of Columbia University once put it: In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that our universe is ...

As Edward P. Tryon of Columbia University once put it: In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that our universe is ...

As Edward P. Tryon of Columbia University once put it: In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that our universe is ...