Kirtley F. Mather Quotes

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The more we know about the world, the more mysterious and marvelous it becomes. The arrogance which characterized so many scientists of preceding generations has given place to a true humility, admirably displayed by most of the leaders in contemporary scientific progress. In Edward H. Cotton

Kirtley F. Mather

You would surely all agree when I assert that the mystery of the origin of life upon the face of the earth is no greater than the mystery of the origin of any single individual today upon the face of the earth.

Kirtley F. Mather

To the man of science every event in the history of the universe is a miracle. It is both awe-inspiring and significant, a "sign and wonder."

Kirtley F. Mather

The laws of nature are not chains which shackle man, nor gods which drive him down any predetermined alley. They are tools which strengthen his hands and increase his efficiency; implements which have waited long for his master mind to make them useful.

Kirtley F. Mather

The faith by which a man lives must be in accord with the facts which men know. Only that religion, which is in harmony with the current scientific description of man and the universe, can maintain itself effectively in any age.

Kirtley F. Mather

The expanding horizon of knowledge has simply lengthened the line of contact between man and the unknown elements in the cosmos.

Kirtley F. Mather

Kirtley F. Mather

Kirtley F. Mather

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Born: February 13, 1888

Died: May 5, 1978 (aged 90)

Bio: Kirtley Fletcher Mather was an American geologist and faculty member at Harvard University. An expert on petroleum geology and mineralogy, Mather was a prominent scholar, advocate for academic freedom, social activist, and critic of McCarthyism.

Known for:

A Source Book in Geology, 1400-1900 (1939)
Old Mother Earth (1928)
Crusade for Life (1949)
The earth beneath us (1964)
The Permissive Universe

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