Running and science draw on similar traits - stamina, ambition, patience, and the ability to overcome limits. — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
When I run, I think about everything: physics, family problems, plans for the weekend. I haven't made any big discoveries on a… — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
Running is a way for me to relax. With one hour of intense running, I can get a lot of physical exercise.… — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
When I was running the marathons in Munich, I always trained by myself. Between the demands of graduate work and a young family, I… — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
Running and science draw on similar traits - stamina, ambition, patience, and the ability to overcome limits. — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
Zero kelvin is the lowest possible temperature. At absolute zero, all motion comes to a standstill. It is obvious that a lower temperature is… — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
I used the Nobel money to buy a house and for the education of my children. — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
After earning my Ph.D., I stayed at the Max-Planck Institute as a postdoc, working on laser excitation of Rydberg states of triatomic hydrogen and… — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
When I run, I think about everything: physics, family problems, plans for the weekend. I haven't made any big discoveries on a run, but… — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
Bose and Einstein had triggered low-temperature experiments that have led to the discovery of new matter. I owe my work and my Nobel to… — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
As a scientist, I play in the top league - the Olympics, the World Championships - and I want to be in the lead.… — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
When I was around thirty, I met my own personal challenge and finished a few marathons under three hours, and I have completed many… — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
I think both running and science reflect certain character traits. I have endurance, patience, and ambition. I'm willing to work hard toward a goal,… — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
Amplifying atoms is more subtle than amplifying electromagnetic waves because atoms can only change their quantum state and cannot be created. Therefore, even if… — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
Bose-Einstein condensation is one of the most intriguing phenomena predicted by quantum statistical mechanics. — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
