Theory Quotes by David Gross

Actually, I was more or less determined to be a theoretical physicist at the age of thirteen.

— David Gross

Since the founding of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, theoretical physics had nurtured an extremely radical tradition.

— David Gross

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

I was born in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 1941, the eldest of four sons.

— David Gross

I strongly believe that the fundamental laws of nature are not emergent phenomena.

— David Gross

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

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

In the lab, we could not see or physically describe the mathematical objects that we called quarks, which we suspected were the key to…

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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

Theorists have wonderful ideas which take years and years to be verified.

— David Gross

“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

Indeed, the most important product of knowledge is ignorance.

— David Gross

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

My father and mother treated us children as intellectual equals, thus greatly bolstering our self-confidence and our interest in ideas of all kinds.

— David Gross

My childhood in Arlington, Va., a middle class suburb of Washington, was uneventful. Ours was a very intellectual family, and we were encouraged to…

— David Gross