One of the greatest scientists and teachers of all time, Richard Feynman once spoke about this context.
“If, in some cataclysm, all of scientific knowledge were to be destroyed, and only one sentence passed on to the next generation of creatures, what statement would contain the most information in the fewest words?”
He himself answered, “I believe it is the atomic hypothesis that ‘all things are made of atoms — little particles that move around in perpetual motion, attracting each other when they are a little distance apart, but repelling upon being squeezed into one another’ In that one sentence, you will see, there is an enormous amount of information about the world, if just a little imagination and thinking are applied”.
What is your idea on the same?
- Does it matter how well we can tell the story of universe to our toddlers?
- If yes, do we need such a sentence? Or what else should we write down to their storybook?
Eager to read your response.
