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> [In the lab, we could not see or physically describe the mathematical objects that we called quarks, which we suspected were the key to unlocking the dynamics of the strong force that binds together the clump of protons and neutrons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/in-the-lab-we-could-not-see-or-physically-describe-the-mathematical/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

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> [When I was at Berkeley, the framework of quantum field theory could calculate the dynamics of electromagnetism. It could roughly describe the motion of the weak nuclear force, radiation. But it hit a brick wall with the strong interaction, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/when-i-was-at-berkeley-the-framework-of-quantum-field-theory-could/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

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## More by David Gross

> [Actually, I was more or less determined to be a theoretical physicist at the age of thirteen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/actually-i-was-more-or-less-determined-to-be-a-theoretical-physicist/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [Since the founding of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, theoretical physics had nurtured an extremely radical tradition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/since-the-founding-of-quantum-mechanics-in-the-1920s-theoretical/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [Some wonder whether some day we will arrive at a theory of everything and run out of new problems to solve - much as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/some-wonder-whether-some-day-we-will-arrive-at-a-theory-of-everything/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [I was born in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 1941, the eldest of four sons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/i-was-born-in-washington-d-c-on-february-19-1941-the-eldest-of-four/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [I strongly believe that the fundamental laws of nature are not emergent phenomena.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/i-strongly-believe-that-the-fundamental-laws-of-nature-are-not/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [The progress of science is much more muddled than is depicted in most history books. This is especially true of theoretical physics, partly because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/the-progress-of-science-is-much-more-muddled-than-is-depicted-in-most/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [Reading history, one rarely gets the feeling of the true nature of scientific development, in which the element of farce is as great as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/reading-history-one-rarely-gets-the-feeling-of-the-true-nature-of/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [In the lab, we could not see or physically describe the mathematical objects that we called quarks, which we suspected were the key to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/in-the-lab-we-could-not-see-or-physically-describe-the-mathematical/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [The main reason why people should care about research in fundamental physics is the same reason they care about astronomy and cosmology. People, children,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/the-main-reason-why-people-should-care-about-research-in-fundamental/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [Theorists have wonderful ideas which take years and years to be verified.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/theorists-have-wonderful-ideas-which-take-years-and-years-to-be/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [“From the age of 13, I was attracted to physics and mathematics. My interest in these subjects derived mostly from popular science books that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/from-the-age-of-13-i-was-attracted-to-physics-and-mathematics-my/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [Indeed, the most important product of knowledge is ignorance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/indeed-the-most-important-product-of-knowledge-is-ignorance/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [From the age of 13, I was attracted to physics and mathematics. My interest in these subjects derived mostly from popular science books that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/from-the-age-of-13-i-was-attracted-to-physics-and-mathematics-my-2/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [My father and mother treated us children as intellectual equals, thus greatly bolstering our self-confidence and our interest in ideas of all kinds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/my-father-and-mother-treated-us-children-as-intellectual-equals-thus/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

> [My childhood in Arlington, Va., a middle class suburb of Washington, was uneventful. Ours was a very intellectual family, and we were encouraged to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/my-childhood-in-arlington-va-a-middle-class-suburb-of-washington-was/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

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