Theodore von Karman
Scientists study the world as it is, engineers create the world that never has been.Collection: Engineering
Science is the study of what Is, Engineering builds what Will Be. The scientist merely explores that which exists, while the engineer creates what has never existed before.Collection: Engineering
A scientist describes what is. An engineer creates what never was.Collection: Scientist
I came to realize that exaggerated concern about what others are doing can be foolish. It can paralyze effort, and stifle a good idea. One finds that in the history of science, almost every problem has been worked out by someone else. This should not discourage anyone from pursuing his own path.Collection: Science
Some fear flutter because they do not understand it. And some fear it because they do.Collection: Aviation
Everyone knows it takes a woman nine months to have a baby. But you Americans think if you get nine women pregnant, you can have a baby in a month.Collection: Baby
I am quite pessimistic about ever achieving interstellar travel.Collection: Future
This speaker reminds me of my childhood in Budapest. There were gypsy magicians who came to town to entertain us children. But as I recollect, there was one important difference: the gypsy only seemed to violate the laws of nature, he never really violated them!Collection: Children