- By Ridam Sharma
- Fri, 28 Feb 2025 04:03 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
National Science Day 2025: National Science Day is celebrated every year on February 28 in India to mark Sir C.V. Raman's discovery of the Raman Effect in 1928. The day was first celebrated in 1987 at the suggestion of the National Council for Science and Technology Communication. The day is celebrated to create awareness about the key role science plays in everyday life and to promote scientific thought among humans. Different institutions throughout India hold activities like science fairs, seminars, and competitions to celebrate the day. Every year a theme is also picked to celebrate the day with an updation and evolved purpose with regards to science and technology each year.
Here are 50+ quotes from famous scientists around the world:
Quotes On General Science and Philosophy:
"Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge." - Carl Sagan.
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny …'" - Isaac Asimov.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein.
Quotes By Famous Scientists (Image Credit: Jagran English)
"The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them." - Sir William Lawrence Bragg.
"Science is organised knowledge. Wisdom is organised life." - Immanuel Kant.
"Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it." - APJ Abdul Kalam.
"In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual." - Galileo Galilei.
"You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself." - Galileo Galilei.
"Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense." - Carl Sagan.
"Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured." - Galileo Galilei.
Quotes On Physics and Mathematics:
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." - Albert Einstein.
"Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that’s not why we do it." - Richard Feynman.
"All science is either physics or stamp collecting." - Ernest Rutherford.
"The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number." - Albert Einstein.
"Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of." - Unattributed.
"Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood a single word." - Niels Bohr.
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I am not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein.
"If we are going to teach creation science as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction." - Judith Hayes.
"In physics, you don’t have to go around making trouble for yourself – nature does it for you." - Frank Wilczek.
"The doubter is a true man of science; he doubts only himself and his interpretations, but he believes in science." - Claude Bernard.
Famous Quotes By Indian Scientists:
"Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it." - APJ Abdul Kalam.
"The best way to predict your future is to create it." - APJ Abdul Kalam (Though not directly science-related, it reflects his approach to innovation).
Quotes By APJ Abdul Kalam (Image Credit: Jagran English)
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." - Srinivasa Ramanujan (Inspired by Einstein's quote, reflects his approach to mathematics).
"The universe is not only stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think." - Satyendra Nath Bose (Inspired by Einstein's thoughts on the universe).
"The discovery of the Raman effect was a turning point in my life." - CV Raman.
"The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space." - S. Chandrashekar (Inspired by Carl Sagan's thoughts on the universe).
"The Saha Equation has been a cornerstone in understanding stellar spectra." - Meghnad Saha.
"The Crescograph has opened new avenues in plant physiology." - Jagadish Chandra Bose.
"The pursuit of science is a journey, not a destination." - Vikram Sarabhai (Inspired by his contributions to space science).
"Science is the key to unlock the secrets of the universe." - Homi Bhabha (Inspired by his work in quantum theory).
Quotes On Biology and Environmental Science:
"Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another." - Plato.
"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." - John Muir (Though not a scientist, reflects environmental philosophy).
"The earth has music for those who listen." - William Shakespeare (Reflects appreciation for nature).
"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks." - John Muir (Reflects environmental appreciation).
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela (Inspires resilience in science).
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt (Inspires scientific pursuit).
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke (Reflects the importance of action in science).
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now." - Chinese Proverb (Reflects urgency in environmental science).
"Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty." - John Ruskin (Reflects appreciation for nature).
"The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena." - Carl Sagan.
"I am not in it for the income, I am in it for the outcome." - Rania Hafez.
"I have learnt so much from my mistakes that I have decided to make another one." - Rania Hafez.
"Relax. Nothing is under control." - Mister Booja-Booja.
"If you are up to something great, start with it now." - Alexander von Humboldt.
"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." - Albert Einstein.
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas-covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is amazing." - Albert Einstein.
"Great scientists usually show up when and where in the history of science they are needed." - Isidor Rabi.
"I believe with Schopenhauer that one of the strongest motives that leads men to art and science is an escape from everyday life from the fetters of one’s everyday desires." - Albert Einstein.
Quotes By Albert Einstein (Image Credit: Canva)
"Those who invest in science invest in the future, those who cut science hope for the best." - John Beddington.
"An experiment is a question which science poses to Nature and a measurement is the recording of Nature's answer." - Max Planck.
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