If, in some cataclysm, all of scientific knowledge were to be destroyed, and only one sentence...

[NNadir]

...passed on to the next generation of creatures, what statement would contain the most information in the fewest words? I believe that it is the atomic hypothesis (or the atomic fact, or whatever you wish to call it) that all things are made of atoms – little particles that move around in perpetual motion, attracting each other when they are a little distance apart and repelling upon being squeezed into one another. In that one sentence, you will see, there is an enormous amount of information about the world, if just a little imagination and thinking are applied.

Richard P. Feynman
Lectures on Physics, 1963.

The Epigraph to...

ELEMENTS OF SLOW-NEUTRON SCATTERING
Basics, Techniques, and Applications

J . M. CARPENTER
C.-K. LOONG

[lapfog_1]

1. Lets start with the basics

The six steps of the scientific method include: 1) asking a question about something you observe, 2) doing background research to learn what is already known about the topic, 3) constructing a hypothesis, 4) experimenting to test the hypothesis, 5) analyzing the data from the experiment and drawing conclusions, and 6) communicating the results to others.

[Backseat Driver]

2. Let there be light while working together in communicating harmony

and balance with the elements that include uncharted faith, hope, and charity with those that remain, conserving natural resources as necessary for survival on your journey with ever increasing curiosity to find solutions that support lives and best choices; don't panic but stay calm and be persistent in your observations and explorations, identify and choose leaders that inspire your dreams, and teach your children a variety of skills so they may embrace their opportunities, then freely share what you learn about the past, present, and possible future, about nature and life, or you'll all be dead soonest--what then?