Andrea M. Ghez Quotes

• Gravity wins over all other known forces.

  Andrea M. Ghez

  Winning, Gravity, Force

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• Any time things go to infinity in physics, we know we haven't gotten it right.

  Andrea M. Ghez

  Infinity, Physics, Havens

  "Astrophysicists: Black Holes Central to Galaxy Formation". Interview with Ker Than, www.foxnews.com. February 20, 2007.

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• As an astronomer, I get to ignore the details of the things that we dont understand. Theres a lot of work that we can do on scales that we do understand, and there is actually a finite size that I can associate with a super massive black hole.

  Andrea M. Ghez

  Black, Size, Details

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• Black holes are very exotic objects. Technically, a black hole puts a huge amount of mass inside of zero volume. So our understanding of the center of black holes doesn't make sense, which is a big clue to physicists that we don't have our physics quite right.

  Andrea M. Ghez

  Zero, Understanding, Black

  "Galactic Explorer Andrea Ghez". NOVAInterview, www.pbs.org. October 31, 2006.

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• The Keck telescope, which is the largest in the world, had opened just before I began my faculty position at UCLA.

  Andrea M. Ghez

  Ucla, World, Telescopes

  "Galactic Explorer Andrea Ghez". NOVA Interview, www.pbs.org. October 31, 2006.

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