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> [“why on earth should you generate current in that coil? It wasn’t clear at first what the importance of this discovery was. Soon afterward, the story goes, a dubious politician asked Faraday if his discovery had any practical value, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lewin/why-on-earth-should-you-generate-current-in-that-coil-it-wasn-t-clear/)

[Walter Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lewin/)

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## More by Walter Lewin

> [If you know only the name, you know nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lewin/if-you-know-only-the-name-you-know-nothing/)

[Walter Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lewin/)

> [What counts, I found, is not what you cover, but what you uncover. Covering subjects in a class can be a boring exercise, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lewin/what-counts-i-found-is-not-what-you-cover-but-what-you-uncover/)

[Walter Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lewin/)

> [“of glass and put a magnet underneath, get ready for some remarkable results—a lot more interesting”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lewin/of-glass-and-put-a-magnet-underneath-get-ready-for-some-remarkable/)

[Walter Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lewin/)

> [“The characteristic sounds of a trumpet, oboe, banjo, piano, or violin are due to the distinct cocktail of harmonic frequencies that each instrument produces.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lewin/the-characteristic-sounds-of-a-trumpet-oboe-banjo-piano-or-violin-are/)

[Walter Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lewin/)

> [“why on earth should you generate current in that coil? It wasn’t clear at first what the importance of this discovery was. Soon afterward,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lewin/why-on-earth-should-you-generate-current-in-that-coil-it-wasn-t-clear/)

[Walter Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lewin/)

> [Physics Works, and I'm still alive!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lewin/physics-works-and-i-m-still-alive/)

[Walter Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lewin/)

> [I will make you love physics and your life will never be the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lewin/i-will-make-you-love-physics-and-your-life-will-never-be-the-same/)

[Walter Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lewin/)

> [“My purpose in the classroom, and the main reason I’ve written this book, is to translate the truly astounding, groundbreaking, sometimes even revolutionary discoveries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lewin/my-purpose-in-the-classroom-and-the-main-reason-i-ve-written-this/)

[Walter Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lewin/)

> [Teacher who make Physics boring are criminals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lewin/teacher-who-make-physics-boring-are-criminals/)

[Walter Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lewin/)

> [“His laws changed all of physics and astronomy. His laws made it possible to calculate the mass of the sun and planets. The way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lewin/his-laws-changed-all-of-physics-and-astronomy-his-laws-made-it/)

[Walter Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lewin/)

> [All of you have now lost your virginity... in Physics!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lewin/all-of-you-have-now-lost-your-virginity-in-physics/)

[Walter Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lewin/)

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