8+ Alan Guth Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Alan Guth quotes and sayings.

The question of the origin of the matter in the universe is no longer thought to be beyond the range of science - everything can be created from nothing. It is fair to say that the universe is the ultimate free lunch. — Alan Guth

Space is certainly something more complicated than the average person would probably realize. Space is not just an empty background in which things happen. — Alan Guth

Despite its name, the big bang theory is not really a theory of a bang at all. It is really only a theory of the aftermath of a bang. — Alan Guth

It’s hard to build models of inflation that don't lead to a multiverse. It’s not impossible, so I think there’s still certainly research that needs to be done. But most models of inflation do lead to a multiverse, and evidence for inflation will be pushing us in the direction of taking [the idea of a] multiverse seriously. — Alan Guth

In the context of general relativity, space almost is a substance. It can bend and twist and stretch, and probably the best way to think about space is to just kind of imagine a big piece of rubber that you can pull and twist and bend. — Alan Guth

The recent developments in cosmology strongly suggest that the universe may be the ultimate free lunch. — Alan Guth

The Big Bang theory says nothing about what banged, why it banged, or what happened before it banged. — Alan Guth

It's actually safe to create a universe in your basement. — Alan Guth