“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 

One Response to “Quote of the day: The power of “Huh?””

  1. Steve T says:
    October 13, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    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.