| Quote | Scientist | Born – Died |
| Eureka | |
| God does not play dice | |
| Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales | |
| Doubt is the father of invention | |
| Science is nothing but perception | |
| Chance favors the prepared mind | |
| One sometimes finds what one is not looking for | |
| I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them | |
| Science is but an image of the truth | |
| Where there is no vision, there is no hope | |
| If I have seen a little further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants | |
| I am become death, the destroyer of worlds | |
| Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood | |
| There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge | |
| Admiration is the daughter of ignorance | |
| Nature uses as little as possible of anything | |
| Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known | |
| Observations always involve theory | |
| Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always | |
| I love fools' experiments. I am always making them | |
| We called him Tortoise because he taught us | |