No man should escape our universities without knowing how little he knows. — J. Robert Oppenheimer

No man should escape our universities without knowing how little he knows.

Author: J. Robert Oppenheimer

Insight: The smartest people often feel the most uncertain—and that's exactly how education should work. Every answer you find just reveals ten new questions lurking underneath, which is actually the sign you're thinking deeply, not falling behind.

Source: A Physicist Comments, The Technology Review, 1947, p. 316

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No man should escape our universities without knowing how little he knows.

J. Robert OppenheimerA Physicist Comments, The Technology Review, 1947, p. 316

Insight

The smartest people often feel the most uncertain—and that's exactly how education should work. Every answer you find just reveals ten new questions lurking underneath, which is actually the sign you're thinking deeply, not falling behind.

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J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) was an American theoretical physicist known as the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project during World War II. He made significant contributions to nuclear physics and is remembered for his leadership in the development of the first atomic weapons.

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