Kenneth G. Wilson

Life is to be lived through action not by dreaming.

— Kenneth G. Wilson

In 1975 I met Alison Brown and in 1982 we were married. She works for Cornell Computer Services.

— Kenneth G. Wilson

My graduate studies were carried out at the California Institute of Technology.

— Kenneth G. Wilson

Scientists under all forms of government must be able to participate fully in international efforts.

— Kenneth G. Wilson

Industry now should become a full partner of government in supporting longrange basic research.

— Kenneth G. Wilson

In consequence, science is more important than ever for industrial technology.

— Kenneth G. Wilson

One other hobby of mine has been playing the oboe but I have not kept this up after 1969.

— Kenneth G. Wilson

The scientist's inquiry into the causes of things is providing an ever more extensive understanding of nature.

— Kenneth G. Wilson

While at Cal Tech I talked a lot with Jon Mathews, then a junior faculty member; he taught me how to use…

— Kenneth G. Wilson

My father was on the faculty in the Chemistry Department of Harvard University; my mother had one year of graduate work in…

— Kenneth G. Wilson

The Nobel award occasions a unique celebration of the vision of science by the public at large. The prestige the prize confers…

— Kenneth G. Wilson

The hardest problems of pure and applied science can only be solved by the open collaboration of the world-wide scientific community.

— Kenneth G. Wilson

My grandfather on my mother's side was a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; my other grandfather was…

— Kenneth G. Wilson

Through this additional support, we must renew our commitment to provide talented young people with the opportunity to build scientific careers based…

— Kenneth G. Wilson

When I entered graduate school I had carried out the instructions given to me by my father and had knocked on both…

— Kenneth G. Wilson