166 Quotes by Paul Davies

Many investigators feel uneasy stating in public that the origin of life is a mystery, even though behind closed doors they admit they are baffled.

God is a pure mathematician!' declared British astronomer Sir James Jeans. The physical Universe does seem to be organised around elegant mathematical relationships. And one number above all others has exercised an enduring fascination for physicists: 137.0359991.... It is known as the fine-structure constant and is denoted by the Greek letter alpha (α).

El atractivo místico de la nueva física ha cautivado a mucha gente de mente religiosa o filosófica que ve en los recientes descubrimientos una liberación del mundo materialista e impersonal producto de la moderna sociedad tecnológica.

...la mayor contribución para solucionar la escasez de alimentos en el mundo no es la más evidente -encontrar la forma de obtener más alimentos-, sino eficaces anticonceptivos.

Todo el Universo marcha irreversiblemente hacia el caos total.

En cualquier caso, cuando se pasa balance gana el desorden.

A universe that came from nothing in the big bang will disappear into nothing at the big crunch. Its glorious few zillion years of existence not even a memory.

Although the elusive 'cure' may be a distant dream, understanding the true nature of cancer will enable it to be better controlled and less menacing.

We spent the whole day yesterday getting massages and getting treatment. It was as good as it could have been today.