Essential Quotes For Scientists And Engineers

Description

This book brings together about 2,500 quotations on various topics of interest to scientists and engineers, including students of STEM disciplines. Careful curation of the material by the editor provides the reader with far greater value than can be obtained by searching the internet. The quotes have been selected for various attributes including: importance of topic, depth of insight, and - not least - wit, with many of them satisfying all these criteria. To make sequential reading of the quotes more engaging, they are grouped into broad topical sections, and the entries within each section are organized thematically, forming quasi-continuous narrative threads. The text and authorship of each quote have been carefully verified, and the most popular cases of misquotation and misattribution are noted. The book represents a valuable resource for those writing science and engineering articles as well as being a joy to read in its own right. Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 2 Title - Complete......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Quote......Page 5 Preface......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 1 Primer: On Quotations......Page 9 2 On Discoveries, Problems, and Solutions......Page 11 3 On Work and Leisure......Page 22 4 On Science and Technology......Page 31 5 On Sciences and Technologies......Page 47 6 On Education, Reading, and Knowledge......Page 62 7 On the Wise and Otherwise, Sanity and Madness......Page 72 8 On Faith and Religion......Page 77 9 On Human Attitudes......Page 83 10 On Optimism, Pessimism, and Happiness......Page 90 11 On Speech and Silence, Truth and Lies......Page 96 12 On Writing, Literature, Poetry, and Journalism......Page 103 13 On Arts, Entertainment, and Internet......Page 113 14 On Love, Family, and Children......Page 122 15 On Money and Wealth......Page 133 16 On Human Condition......Page 139 17 On Society and Solitude, Liberty and Civilization......Page 145 18 On Government and Politics......Page 162 19 On War and Peace......Page 181 20 On Success and Glory, Good and Bad......Page 189 21 On the World and Time, Life and Death......Page 194 22 Conclusion: Farewell......Page 206 B. Web Sites......Page 207 Author Index......Page 209