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