A heartening testament to “the triumph of meritocracy” and to the idea that “each of us should be allowed to rise as far as our talent and hard work can take us.”| The Marginalian
Ada Lovelace, Marie Curie, Jane Goodall, Mae Jemison, and more pioneers who conquered curiosity against tremendous cultural odds.| The Marginalian
How a sole “scruffy signal” jokingly attributed to “little green men” forever changed our image of the cosmos.| The Marginalian
“We’re still groping for the truth… Science consists of continually making better and better what has been usable in the past.”| The Marginalian
“We ought to give the whole of our attention to the most insignificant and most easily mastered facts, and remain a long time in contemplation of them until we are accustomed to behold the tr…| The Marginalian
“No woman should say, ‘I am but a woman!’ But a woman! What more can you ask to be?”| The Marginalian
“Atomic science began as positive, creative thought.”| The Marginalian
“Who indeed will set bounds to human ingenuity? Who will assert that everything in the universe capable of being perceived is already discovered and known?”| The Marginalian
On what matters and what doesn’t.| The Marginalian