Quotes by Simon Newcomb

Simon Newcomb

Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which man will never be able to cope.

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Science

Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which man will never be able to cope. . . . The example of the bird does not prove that man can fly. Imagine the proud possessor of the aeroplane darting through the air at a speed of several hundred feet per second. It is the speed alone that sustains him. How is he ever going to stop?

Air

Future

Men

As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person, the remembrance of whose emotions has been a solace in adversity and added zest to the enjoyment of prosperity.

Adversity

Memorial Day

New Year

Construction of an aerial vehicle which can carry even a single man . . . requires the discovery of some new metal or force. Even with such a discovery, we could not expect one to do more than carry its owner.

Discovery

Flight

Men

Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible.

Airplane

Machines

Space

I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one who, standing outside, could knock against the wall and hear an answering knock from within.

Light

Wall

World

In 1858 I received the degree of D. S. from the Lawrence Scientific School, and thereafter remained on the rolls of the university as a resident graduate.

Funny

Graduation

Inspirational

In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America.

America

British

Eclipse Of The Sun

James Edward Oliver might have been one of the great mathematicians of his time had he not been absolutely wanting in the power of continuous work.

Mathematician

Might

Might Have Been

My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school teacher.

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Teacher

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Quotes by Simon Newcomb

Simon Newcomb

Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which man will never be able to cope.

As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person, the remembrance of whose emotions has been a solace in adversity and added zest to the enjoyment of prosperity.

Construction of an aerial vehicle which can carry even a single man . . . requires the discovery of some new metal or force. Even with such a discovery, we could not expect one to do more than carry its owner.

Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible.

I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one who, standing outside, could knock against the wall and hear an answering knock from within.

In 1858 I received the degree of D. S. from the Lawrence Scientific School, and thereafter remained on the rolls of the university as a resident graduate.

In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America.

James Edward Oliver might have been one of the great mathematicians of his time had he not been absolutely wanting in the power of continuous work.

My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school teacher.

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