October 12th, 2008
Quote of the day: The power of “Huh?”
“In science, the most exciting expression isn’t ‘Eureka!’ It’s ‘Huh?’”
– Michael Hawley, a computer scientist and director of SiOnyx, quoted in the NY Times, 10/12/08
“In science, the most exciting expression isn’t ‘Eureka!’ It’s ‘Huh?’”
– Michael Hawley, a computer scientist and director of SiOnyx, quoted in the NY Times, 10/12/08
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Steve T on October 13, 2008
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ (I found it!) but ‘That’s funny …’
Isaac Asimov
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/470.html
Ah well, we all stand on the shoulders of others. If we are lucky, they are giants.