Hubert Reeves

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Hubert Reeves (born November 27, 1932) is a Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science. He has been a Director of Research at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique since 1965 and currently lives in France where he often speaks on television promoting science.

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  • These are the limits of the scientific method and of logic itself, insofar as they must rely on language. Our words are built on the objects of our experience. They have acquired their effectiveness by adapting themselves to the occurrences of our everyday world. But when we approach realities of another scale, these words can become obstacles.
    • Hubert Reeves (1984). Atoms of silence: an exploration of cosmic evolution. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. p. 37. ISBN 0262181126. 

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