Warren Weaver Quotes

United States, Mathematician
July 17, 1894 – November, 24, 1978.

Warren Weaver (July 17, 1894 – November 24, 1978) was an American scientist, mathematician, and science administrator. He is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of machine translation, and as an important figure in creating support for science in the United States.

Also known as University Teacher, Computer Scientist, Scientist

We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.

Warren Weaver
- Science
- Ignorance
- View
Science attempts to analyze how things and people and animals behave; it has no concern whether this behavior is good or bad, is purposeful or not. But religion is precisely the quest for such answers: whether an act is right or wrong, good or bad, and why.

Warren Weaver
- People
- Good
- Why

One naturally wonders if the problem of translation could conceivably be treated as a problem in cryptography. When I look at an article in Russian, I say: 'This is really written in English, but it has been coded in some strange symbols. I will now proceed to decode.'

Warren Weaver
- English
In a perfect world an idea could be born, nourished, developed and made known to everyone, criticized and perfected, and put to good use without the crude fact of financial support ever entering in to the process. Seldom, if ever, in the practical world in which we live does this occur.

Warren Weaver
- World
- Good
- Live
I think that God has revealed Himself to many at many times and in many places. Indeed, He continuously reveals Himself to man today : every new discovery of science is a further 'revelation' of the order which God has built into His universe.

Warren Weaver
- God
- Today
- Science
Science is not gadgetry.

Warren Weaver
- Science