Franco Bassani

Italian physicist (1929–2008)

Giuseppe Franco Bassani (October 29, 1929September 25, 2008) was an Italian physicist.

Science leads to great achievements, which, quite rightly, fill of joy those who seek the truth, but if pursued, teaches us that we must seek other sources of ultimate truth and find answers to existential questions about the meaning of life and the mystery of death.

Quotes

edit
  • La scienza conduce a grandi conquiste, che, giustamente, colmano di gioia chi cerca la verità, ma, se approfondita, ci insegna che in altre fonti occorre cercare la verità ultima e trovare le risposte alle domande esistenziali sul senso della vita e sul mistero della morte.
    • Science leads to great achievements, which, quite rightly, fill of joy those who seek the truth, but if pursued, teaches us that we must seek other sources of ultimate truth and find answers to existential questions about the meaning of life and the mystery of death.
      • Knowing the universe. For whom? at the XXVII edition of the “Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples”, Rimini meeting 2006, August 23, 2006.
  • La scienza conduce a grandi conquiste che giustamente colmano di gioia chi cerca la verit ma se approfondita ci insegna che in altre fonti occorre cercare la verit ultima etrovare le risposte alle domande esistenziali sul senso della vita e sul mistero della morte.[1]
  • Things die too you know. And so if they too have to die well there it is it is so much better to let them go.”
  • Knowledge is light and it opens with the owner of wide ranging magazines that truly fill those who seek the truth with joy But if we delve deeper it teaches us that we must seek the truth in other sources Finally we find answers to existential questions about the meaning of life and the mystery of death but it is a comfort to all.[2]
edit
 
Wikipedia
Wikipedia has an article about:

Obituary in physicstoday (February 2009)