Quotes About Fermi

Scientists seeking extraterrestrial intelligence have been struck by the Fermi paradox: Where are they? Astrophysics suggests that there should be intelligent life elsewhere. Maybe they are right; there really is intelligent life, and when it discovers the strange inhabitants of Planet Earth, it has the sense to stay far away.

tra il gruppo dei «ragazzi di via Panisperna» e lui, c'era una differenza profonda: che Fermi e «i ragazzi» cercavano, mentre lui semplicemente trovava. Per quelli la scienza era un fatto di volontà, per lui di natura.

There is no democracy in physics. We can't say that some second-rate guy has as much right to opinion as Fermi.

There is no democracy in physics. We can't say that some second-rate guy has as much right to opinion as Fermi

During the Trinity test of the very first atom bomb, Fermi wondered if the detonation would ignite the Earth's atmosphere. They just didn't know, you see. We think the quantum disruption won't propagate. If it does, then the whole universe gets converted into energy.