Science
- Humberto Fernández Morán, inventor of the diamond scalpel
- Carlota Perez, technology scholar and economist
- William H. Phelps, Jr., ornithologist and founder of Radio Caracas Televisión.
- Manuel Blum, winner of the Turing Award
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Famous quotes containing the word science:
“Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science.”
—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
“Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!”
—Honoré De Balzac (1799–1850)
“Science is intimately integrated with the whole social structure and cultural tradition. They mutually support one other—only in certain types of society can science flourish, and conversely without a continuous and healthy development and application of science such a society cannot function properly.”
—Talcott Parsons (1902–1979)