Conferences with open attendance are very important for the stimulation of young people or other people who are new in the field. ... The field of high-energy physics is, as you know, very strongly in the hands of a clique… — Victor Frederick Weisskopf Copy Share Image
“Through Jung [Pauli] became very interested in various kinds of mysticism, including Jewish mysticism. This led Pauli to develop a friendship with Gershom Scholem, the world's greatest authority in that field and in the Cabala, … On one occasion Scholem asked me to tell him about unsolved problems in modern physics. … When I mentioned this number --137-- to Scholem,… — Victor Frederick Weisskopf Copy Share
In a Jewish theological seminar there was an hours-long discussion about proofs of the existence of God. After some hours, one rabbi got up… — Victor Frederick Weisskopf Copy Share Image
It was absolutely marvelous working for Pauli. You could ask him anything. There was no worry that he would think a particular question was… — Victor Frederick Weisskopf Copy Share Image
In man's brain the impressions from outside are not merely registered; they produce concepts and ideas. They are the imprint of the external world… — Victor Frederick Weisskopf Copy Share Image
Science has become adult; I am not sure whether scientists have. — Victor Frederick Weisskopf Copy Share Image
Conferences with open attendance are very important for the stimulation of young people or other people who are new in the field. ... The… — Victor Frederick Weisskopf Copy Share Image
When things get tough, there are two things that make life worth living: Mozart, and quantum mechanics — Victor Frederick Weisskopf Copy Share Image
Self-confidence is an important ingredient that makes for a successful physicist. — Victor Frederick Weisskopf Copy Share Image
