Jesse L. Greenstein Quote

Theory may often delay understanding of new phenomena observed with new technology unless theorists are quite open-minded as to what types of physical laws may need to be applied: conservatism is unsafe...In astrophysics, historically, theories have only seldom had predictive usefulness as guides to experimenters.


In: W.T. Sullivan III, The Early Years of Radio Astronomy


Theory may often delay understanding of new phenomena observed with new technology unless theorists are quite open-minded as to what types of...

Theory may often delay understanding of new phenomena observed with new technology unless theorists are quite open-minded as to what types of...

Theory may often delay understanding of new phenomena observed with new technology unless theorists are quite open-minded as to what types of...

Theory may often delay understanding of new phenomena observed with new technology unless theorists are quite open-minded as to what types of...