One simply runs out of energy as you get old. One doesn't take on new tasks of exploration because it takes an extended period of intense thinking and working on it, and that becomes impractical. — Eugene Parker Copy Share Image
Whenever you have a good idea, it's inevitable some people will criticize it and deny it. Some people will try to prove it's wrong. — Eugene Parker Copy Share Image
The solar probe is going to a region of space that has never been explored before. It's very exciting that we'll finally get a… — Eugene Parker Copy Share Image
I'm proud of the fact that I thought of the solar wind. It was an exercise in pursuing curiosity, which is the main motivation… — Eugene Parker Copy Share Image
Space, the whole universe - I know no better place to find new physics. — Eugene Parker Copy Share Image
The tail of the comet always points straight away from the sun, in antisolar direction. Sometimes the tail trails behind, but sometimes it's perpendicular,… — Eugene Parker Copy Share Image
I always looked at myself as a physicist learning new tricks by looking at nature. — Eugene Parker Copy Share Image
One simply runs out of energy as you get old. One doesn't take on new tasks of exploration because it takes an extended period… — Eugene Parker Copy Share Image
