Thomas Gold Quotes

A collection of quotes by Thomas Gold.

Thomas Gold was an influential Austrian astrophysicist known for his groundbreaking work on the nature and evolution of stars. Born in 1920, Gold made significant contributions to our understanding of stellar structure, pulsars, neutron stars, and the nature of the universe as a whole. He proposed the controversial theory of steady-state cosmology, challenging the widely accepted Big Bang theory. Apart from his scientific achievements, Gold was a passionate educator who played a pivotal role in shaping the field of astrophysics. He passed away in 2004, leaving behind a remarkable legacy in the scientific community.

I wrote somewhere during the Cold War that I sometimes wish

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

Communication