John Archibald Wheeler Quote

We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.


From Scientific American (1992), Vol. 267.


We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.

We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.

We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.

We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.