All Kenneth G. Wilson Quotes
- When I entered graduate school I had carried out the instructions given to me by my father and had knocked on both Murray Gell-Mann's and… Answer
- My father was on the faculty in the Chemistry Department of Harvard University; my mother had one year of graduate work in physics before her… Chemistry
- My graduate studies were carried out at the California Institute of Technology. California
- In 1975 I met Alison Brown and in 1982 we were married. She works for Cornell Computer Services. Alison
- One other hobby of mine has been playing the oboe but I have not kept this up after 1969. Been
- The Nobel award occasions a unique celebration of the vision of science by the public at large. The prestige the prize confers today is largely… Award
- In consequence, science is more important than ever for industrial technology. Consequence
- Industry now should become a full partner of government in supporting longrange basic research. Basic
- Through this additional support, we must renew our commitment to provide talented young people with the opportunity to build scientific careers based on their curiosity,… Additional
- The hardest problems of pure and applied science can only be solved by the open collaboration of the world-wide scientific community. Applied
- Scientists under all forms of government must be able to participate fully in international efforts. Able
- My grandfather on my mother's side was a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; my other grandfather was a lawyer, and… Engineering
- The scientist's inquiry into the causes of things is providing an ever more extensive understanding of nature. Causes
- While at Cal Tech I talked a lot with Jon Mathews, then a junior faculty member; he taught me how to use the Institute's computer;… Cal