When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. (Clarke's First Law)Arthur C. ClarkeProfile of the Future
It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him youngKonrad LorenzOn Aggression
When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing room full of dukesW.H. AudenThe Dyer's Hand
I don't know what I may seem to the world, but as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before meIsaac Newton
The physicists have known sin; and this is a knowledge which they cannot loseJ. Robert OppenheimerOpen Mind
Nature, and Nature's laws lay hid in night God said, Let Newton be! and all was lightAlexander PopeEpitaph: Intended for Sir Isaac Newton
ADJECTIVE | ... OF SCIENTISTS | VERB + SCIENTIST | SCIENTIST + VERBADJECTIVE➤brilliant, good, great才華橫溢的/優秀的/偉大的科學家▸➤distinguished, eminent, famous, leading, respected傑出的/卓越的/著名的/一流的/受尊敬的科學家▸➤serious嚴肅的科學家▸➤professional, trained職業/受過專業訓練的科學家▸➤chief, senior, top骨幹/資深/頂尖科學家▸➤mad (oftenhumorous) 瘋狂的科學家◇She had an image of a mad scientist working in his laboratory.在他的實驗室,她是一副埋頭工作的科學狂人形象。➤independent獨立科學家▸➤government政府科學家▸➤fellow同行科學家◇She gave a lecture to 2 000 fellow scientists in Kyoto.她在京都給 2,000 位科學界同仁作了一次講座。➤research科研人員▸➤natural, physical自然科學家▸➤agricultural, earth, environmental, food, marine, nuclear, soil農業科學家;地球科學研究者;環境學家;食品學家;海洋學家;核科學家;土壤學家▸➤forensic, medical法醫;醫學家▸➤behavioural/behavioral, political, social行為科學家;政治學家;社會學家▸➤computer計算機科學家▸➤young青年科學家◇a contest for young scientists青年科學工作者競賽... OF SCIENTISTS➤group, team一組/一隊科學家VERB + SCIENTIST➤baffle, intrigue, puzzle令科學家困惑/好奇/不解◇a mystery that has baffled scientists for many years困惑科學家多年的一個謎SCIENTIST + VERB➤be interested in sth, be involved in sth, examine sth, specialize in sth, study sth, work (on sth)科學家對⋯感興趣/參與⋯/探討⋯/專攻⋯/研究⋯/從事⋯◇scientists interested in Antarctic research對南極研究有興趣的科學家➤know sth科學家瞭解⋯▸➤estimate sth科學家估計⋯◇The scientists estimate that nearly two thirds of the continent has become drier over the past 60 years.科學家估計在過去 60 年裏該大陸近三分之二的地區都變得乾燥少雨。➤argue sth, believe sth, claim sth, propose sth, say sth, suggest sth, warn of sth, warn that...科學家爭論⋯/認為⋯/宣稱⋯/提議⋯/提出⋯/建議⋯/警告有⋯/提醒⋯◇Scientists warned of even greater eruptions to come.科學家們警告說有可能出現更加強烈的噴發。➤discover sth, find sth, identify sth, reveal sth科學家發現⋯/找到⋯/查明⋯/揭示⋯▸➤agree sth, agree on sth, conclude sth科學家認同⋯;科學家斷言⋯▸➤disagree on sth科學家不贊同⋯▸➤report sth科學家報告⋯▸➤develop sth科學家研製⋯◇Scientists have developed an injection that doesn't use a needle.科學家們研發出一種不用針頭的注射法。➡ note at job