A poet once said, “The whole universe is in a glass of wine.” We will probably never know in what sense he meant that, for poets do not write to be understood.
Richard Feynman*
In this resource, each Page (see links at right) presents a poem, or occasionally another kind of literary or artistic work, followed by discussion, with emphasis on connections to science. I some cases, the work is a part of a broader essay among Reflections on Science and the Humanities.
Speaking of poetry,
Have you ever read Darwin?
There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species, 1859.
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Speaking of poetry,
Have you ever read Darwin?
There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species, 1859.
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* Excerpt From: Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton & Matthew Sands. “Six Easy Pieces, Enhanced Ebook.” Basic Books, 2012. Apple Books. https://books.apple.com/us/book/six-easy-pieces-enhanced-ebook/id1342722302
NOTE: Only literary works that are in the public domain appear at this site. Links to other works are provided, if available. If you find a broken link to a literary work, please contact me and I might be able to help you find it.
NOTE: Only literary works that are in the public domain appear at this site. Links to other works are provided, if available. If you find a broken link to a literary work, please contact me and I might be able to help you find it.
