Hubble (November 20, 1889 - September 28, 1953)Excerpt from The Hubble Diary:
"The telescope puts us upon as much of a frightening precipice as it is inspiring; for there is no other scientific instrument that closer emulates a mirror, and to peer in to the unknown corners of the universe is to admit the true microcosmic nature of ourselves: cold, black, indifferent...layered with vast expanses that burst with blinding beauty. I can only look for so long..."
