Arthur Eddington
1882 - 1944
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Biography
Arthur Eddington was a renowned English astrophysicist who made significant contributions to the field of theoretical astrophysics and cosmology. He is best known for his work on the theory of relativity, particularly his observations during the solar eclipse of 1919 that confirmed Einstein's theory of general relativity. Eddington also played a crucial role in the development of stellar structure models and was a pioneer in the study of stellar nucleosynthesis. His research and writings have had a lasting impact on our understanding of the universe.
Famous Quotes (5)
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The law that entropy always increases holds, I think, the supreme position among the laws of Nature. If someone points out to you that your pet theory of the universe is in disagreement with Maxwell's equations - then so much the worse for Maxwell's
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We used to think that if we knew one, we knew two, because one and one are two. We are finding that we must learn a great deal more about 'and'.
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Don't be afraid of the unknown. That is where creativity and imagination reside.
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We are bits of stellar matter that got cold by accident, bits of a star gone wrong.
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A time will come when men will stretch out their eyes. They should see planets like our Earth.