Edward Teller - Statement Quotes

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A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective.

Edward Teller

By having simplified what is known, physicists have been led into realms which as yet are anything but simple. That at some time, they, too, will appear as simple consequences of a theory of which no one has yet dreamed is not a statement of fact.
It is a statement of faith.

Edward Teller

A proof in science does more than eliminate doubt. It eliminates inconsistencies and provides the underlying logical basis of the statement.

Edward Teller