Science Vignette Enthusiast Gifts

'Surprisingly enough, this is in the range of acceptable risk.'

'Dr.Sall Thompson got so excited over the new spring design she took a quantum leap!'

'It's a nice idea. A bit rough around the edges but I'm sure it will evolve given time.'

Valuable business advice from some famous disruptive technologies.

"E=MC² Energy=Milk·Coffee²"

Though he created more than 300 products from peanuts, George Washington Carver was unable to change even one of them back into a peanut.

Fear/Knowledge

'Never mind inspiration. I need background material on atomic physics.'

"You say it all the time, so I climbed every tree to prove it. You were right, money doesn't grow on trees."

"Waiting for the vaccine launch."

'I pledge allegiance to the atom, and to the periodic table on which it stands, many particles indivisible, with orbitals and electrons for all.'

"You're going to have to submit to peer review eventually, Bradshaw!"

'Okay, is there anybody else whose homework ate their dog?'

"Yes Dad, I passed math and now I'm passing chemistry and physics."

'We look for a new drug, we find a virus - we look for a new virus, we find a drug...'

"I'm starting him off with a little rope theory."

"If oceans are absorbing more carbon dioxide, why isn't this water fizzy?"

'Mom, Dad! Look what I created in lab today!'

Girl does mathematical equation. Man says 'Tut! Teenagers today and their problems ...'

E=mc2.

Distractions Of The Great

Child drawing fish from life by putting his head in a pond.

"Quick! Act like we just developed a drug that they can sell for seven thousand dollars a pill."

Archimedes statue with a lever

C'mon, it'll be fun! I'll throw on some stars, pop in a few planets, drum up a life form or two, and this place will be hoppin'! The Big Shebang Theory.

Billy would watch his ant farm for hours on end.

"You have to believe what you're doing will lead to something valuable, even though it probably won't."

'Upon entering the rain forest...' 'Thousands of unknown species, and we can fool around with the genes of every one of them.'

"I know. Let's wait here until we evolve to an upright position. Then we could reach it."

'Hey weirdo, where do you think you're going?'

'What goes up, must come down!' 'Not if you give it enough thrust, to send it flying forever across the face of the universe.'

"The amnio's fine, the sex is male, and the name is Wade."

A resourceful girl, Cynthia hoped to get credit in both Earth Sciences and Culinary Arts with her ozone layer cake.

A Major Refresher Course is in Order.

"My homework ate my dog."