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Atoms Quotes

Lines connecting hard science to poetic wonder

These quotes treat atoms as both a scientific building block and a poetic idea, from nanotechnology's literal manufacturing at the atomic scale to the claim that the universe is made of stories, not atoms.

Nanotechnology is manufacturing with atoms.

Quotes by William Powell

The atoms become like a moth, seeking out the region of higher laser intensity.

Quotes by Steven Chu

The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.

Quotes by Muriel Rukeyser

We are each of us composed of atoms, but equally, we are composed by time.

Quotes by Mohsin Hamid

About Quotes

Human atoms are the notes, their life the symphony.

Quotes by Kyle Hill

The emitters of the spectral series are without exception single atoms, not compounds of atoms.

Quotes by Johannes Stark

A physicist is an atom's way of knowing about atoms.

Quotes by George Wald

In 1958, I was a delegate to the Atoms for Peace conference in Geneva.

Quotes by Frederick Reines

I started my scientific work by putting forward a hypothesis on the arrangement of atoms in nitrogen-containing molecules.

Quotes by Alfred Werner

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these quotes strictly scientific in nature?
Mostly, though some use atoms poetically, like the idea that the universe is made of stories rather than atoms.
What does nanotechnology have to do with atoms in this collection?
One quote defines nanotechnology directly as manufacturing carried out at the level of individual atoms.
Is time connected to atoms in any of these quotes?
Yes, one reflects that people are composed of atoms but equally composed by the passage of time.
What unusual behavior of atoms is described here?
One quote describes atoms behaving like a moth, drawn toward regions of higher laser intensity.
Where can I find more quotes touching on science and existence?
Our about quotes page has more general reflections that brush against similar scientific themes.

One more technical line even describes atoms behaving like a moth drawn toward laser intensity, adding a strange, almost living about-face to the science.