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Your brain never stops developing and changing. It's been doing it from the time your were an embryo, and will keep on doing it all your life. And this ability, perhaps, represents it greatest strength.

James Trefil

The laws of nature are the skeleton of the universe. They support it, give it shape, tie it together. Taken as a whole, they embody a vision of our world that is both breathtaking and awe-inspiring.

James Trefil

Great questions in science — questions like the ones Herschel raised about the structure of the universe — are seldom answered by ivory-tower types engaging in pure thought. They are answered by people who are willing to get down into the trenches and grapple with nature. If that means casting your own telescope mirrors, as Herschel did, so be it.

James Trefil

Science is drawn by its own internal logic, by the development of instruments and ideas, so it's not always possible to predict when specific problems will be solved or specific knowledge acquired.

James Trefil

James Trefil

James Trefil

Born: September 10, 1938 (age 88)

Bio: James S. Trefil is an American physicist and author of more than thirty books. Much of his published work focuses on science for the general audience. Dr.

Known for:

The sciences : an integrated approach (1994)
Physics Matters (2003)
Space Atlas: Mapping the Universe and Beyond (2012)
The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy (1988)
A Scientist at the Seashore (1984)

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