Thomas Gold quotes

Thomas Gold was an Austrian-born astrophysicist and cosmologist known for his unconventional scientific theories. His contributions spanned fields from neuroscience to geophysics, including the steady state theory of the universe and the controversial abiogenic hypothesis of petroleum origin. He challenged prevailing scientific beliefs and inspired debate across multiple disciplines. Here are 3 of his quotes:

A theorist can explain any correlation, and its inverse.

Thomas Gold

I wrote somewhere during the Cold War that I sometimes wish the Iron Curtain were much taller than it is, so that you could see whether the development of science with no communication was parallel on the two sides. In this case it certainly wasn't.

Thomas Gold