I feel squeezed like a lemon - interviewers and people keep turning up unannounced at my office! — Francois Englert Copy Share Image
I like to call it the scalar boson because this reflects an essential component of the theory - it means that the field the boson travels through has no preferred direction, unlike the way a magnetic field does. — Francois Englert Copy Share Image
The curiosity of the human mind is essential if you want citizens who think rather than accept the first nonsense they come to. — Francois Englert Copy Share Image
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… — Francois Englert Copy Share Image
I feel squeezed like a lemon - interviewers and people keep turning up unannounced at my office! — Francois Englert Copy Share Image
Fundamental research is needed to make progress, which you cannot do solely by copying others. If you only do applied research, you quickly lose… — Francois Englert Copy Share Image
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… — Francois Englert Copy Share Image
My parents emigrated from Poland in 1924 with my brother, who was a few months old. They were from a simple family of Polish… — Francois Englert Copy Share Image
As an assistant in the polytechnic department, I was able to finance new studies and got my Physics Masters Degree in 1958 and my… — Francois Englert Copy Share Image
I was born in Belgium on 6 November 1932. I am married to Mira Nikomarow and have five children: Michele, Anne, Georges, from a… — Francois Englert Copy Share Image
Gravitational and electromagnetic interactions are long-range interactions, meaning they act on objects no matter how far they are separated from each other. — Francois Englert Copy Share Image
I like to call it the scalar boson because this reflects an essential component of the theory - it means that the field the… — Francois Englert Copy Share Image
