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> [Fundamental research is needed to make progress, which you cannot do solely by copying others. If you only do applied research, you quickly lose creativity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-englert/fundamental-research-is-needed-to-make-progress-which-you-cannot-do/)

[Francois Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-englert/)

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## More by Francois Englert

> [The curiosity of the human mind is essential if you want citizens who think rather than accept the first nonsense they come to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-englert/the-curiosity-of-the-human-mind-is-essential-if-you-want-citizens-who/)

[Francois Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-englert/)

> [It's not necessary to have read everything about a particular subject in order to get interested in it. The main thing is to sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-englert/it-s-not-necessary-to-have-read-everything-about-a-particular-subject/)

[Francois Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-englert/)

> [I feel squeezed like a lemon - interviewers and people keep turning up unannounced at my office!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-englert/i-feel-squeezed-like-a-lemon-interviewers-and-people-keep-turning-up/)

[Francois Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-englert/)

> [Fundamental research is needed to make progress, which you cannot do solely by copying others. If you only do applied research, you quickly lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-englert/fundamental-research-is-needed-to-make-progress-which-you-cannot-do/)

[Francois Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-englert/)

> [In 1955, I got my degree in electrical-mechanical engineering. I realised, however, that my interest was less in practical applications than in the understanding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-englert/in-1955-i-got-my-degree-in-electrical-mechanical-engineering-i/)

[Francois Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-englert/)

> [My parents emigrated from Poland in 1924 with my brother, who was a few months old. They were from a simple family of Polish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-englert/my-parents-emigrated-from-poland-in-1924-with-my-brother-who-was-a/)

[Francois Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-englert/)

> [As an assistant in the polytechnic department, I was able to finance new studies and got my Physics Masters Degree in 1958 and my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-englert/as-an-assistant-in-the-polytechnic-department-i-was-able-to-finance/)

[Francois Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-englert/)

> [I was born in Belgium on 6 November 1932. I am married to Mira Nikomarow and have five children: Michele, Anne, Georges, from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-englert/i-was-born-in-belgium-on-6-november-1932-i-am-married-to-mira/)

[Francois Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-englert/)

> [Gravitational and electromagnetic interactions are long-range interactions, meaning they act on objects no matter how far they are separated from each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-englert/gravitational-and-electromagnetic-interactions-are-long-range/)

[Francois Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-englert/)

> [I like to call it the scalar boson because this reflects an essential component of the theory - it means that the field the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-englert/i-like-to-call-it-the-scalar-boson-because-this-reflects-an-essential/)

[Francois Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-englert/)

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