In so far as theories of mathematics speak about reality, they are not certain, and in so far as they are certain, they do not speak about reality.
- A. Einstein
"The task is not to see what has never been seen before, but to think what has never been thought before about what you see everyday."
-- Erwin Schrödinger (1887 - 1961)
Oppenheimer had a complex personality and faced several psychological challenges. He experienced bouts of depression and had periods of intense introspection. During his time as a student, he once left a poisoned apple for his tutor, which fortunately went uneaten.
“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”
-Stephen Hawking
The word "algorithm" comes from the name of 9th-century Persian mathematician al-Khwarizmi, whose Latinized name "algorismi" was used to refer to his systematic methods of calculation.
The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
- Dr. Carl Sagan
“Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.˙''
- Richard Feynman