Knowing how to calculate something is not the same as understanding it. Having a computer to calculate the origin of mass for… — Frank Wilczek Copy Share Image
An ordinary mistake is one that leads to a dead end, while a profound mistake is one that leads to progress. Anyone can make… — Frank Wilczek Copy Share Image
When religion talks about our aspirations and our sense of morality, I do not believe that science can contradict it. However, when religion contradicts… — Frank Wilczek Copy Share Image
Knowing how to calculate something is not the same as understanding it. Having a computer to calculate the origin of mass for us may… — Frank Wilczek Copy Share Image
Many of my heroes, like Galileo, Maxwell, Newton and, less explicitly, Einstein thought what they were doing was finding out what God is. All… — Frank Wilczek Copy Share Image
In physics, your solution should convince a reasonable person. In math, you have to convince a person who's trying to make trouble. Ultimately, in… — Frank Wilczek Copy Share Image
“The answer to the ancient question 'Why is there something rather than nothing?' would then be that ‘nothing’ is unstable.” — Frank Wilczek Copy Share Image
The brain rewards us for interacting with beautiful things. In this way, evolution wants to encourage us to do what is good for us. — Frank Wilczek Copy Share Image
The answer to the ancient question Why is there something rather than nothing would be that nothingis unstable. — Frank Wilczek Copy Share Image
I'm convinced that art and science activate the same parts of the brain. — Frank Wilczek Copy Share Image
In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you. — Frank Wilczek Copy Share Image
