Reading history, one rarely gets the feeling of the true nature of scientific development, in which the element of farce is as… — David Gross Copy Share Image
Actually, I was more or less determined to be a theoretical physicist at the age of thirteen. — David Gross Copy Share Image
Since the founding of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, theoretical physics had nurtured an extremely radical tradition. — David Gross Copy Share Image
Some wonder whether some day we will arrive at a theory of everything and run out of new problems to solve - much as… — David Gross Copy Share Image
I was born in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 1941, the eldest of four sons. — David Gross Copy Share Image
I strongly believe that the fundamental laws of nature are not emergent phenomena. — David Gross Copy Share Image
The progress of science is much more muddled than is depicted in most history books. This is especially true of theoretical physics, partly because… — David Gross Copy Share Image
Reading history, one rarely gets the feeling of the true nature of scientific development, in which the element of farce is as great as… — David Gross Copy Share Image
In the lab, we could not see or physically describe the mathematical objects that we called quarks, which we suspected were the key to… — David Gross Copy Share Image
The main reason why people should care about research in fundamental physics is the same reason they care about astronomy and cosmology. People, children,… — David Gross Copy Share Image
Theorists have wonderful ideas which take years and years to be verified. — David Gross Copy Share Image
“From the age of 13, I was attracted to physics and mathematics. My interest in these subjects derived mostly from popular science books that… — David Gross Copy Share Image
