Meteorology quotes

Meteorology

7 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson Theoretical Physicist

"All stable processes we shall predict. All unstable processes we shall control. Describing John von Neumann's aspiration for the application of computers sufficiently large to solve the problems of meteorology, despite the sensitivity of the weather to small perturbations."

Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan Astronomer, Astrophysicist

"Science is an attempt, largely successful, to understand the world, to get a grip on things, to get hold of ourselves, to steer a safe course. Microbiology and meteorology now explain what only a few centuries ago was considered sufficient cause to burn women to death."

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