Physical Theory Quotes

8 quotes by 5 authors

• It must be conceded that a theory has an important advantage if its basic concepts and fundamental hypotheses are 'close to experience,' and greater confidence… — Albert Einstein
• A theory is the more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises is, the more different kinds of things it relates, and the more… — Albert Einstein
• Classical thermodynamics ... is the only physical theory of universal content which I am convinced ... will never be overthrown. — Albert Einstein
• Schrodinger's wave-mechanics is not a physical theory but a dodge-and a very good dodge too. — Arthur Eddington
• When the province of physical theory was extended to encompass microscopic phenomena through the creation of quantum mechanics, the concept of consciousness came to the… — Eugene Wigner
• There could be no fairer destiny for any physical theory than that it should point the way to a more comprehensive theory in which it… — Albert Einstein
• Why should we, however, in economics, have to plead ignorance of the sort of facts on which, in the case of a physical theory, a… — Friedrich August von Hayek
• Any physical theory is always provisional, in the sense that it is only a hypothesis: you can never prove it. No matter how many times… — Stephen Hawking

Who Wrote These Physical Theory Quotes

5 authors contributed a total of 8 Physical Theory Quotes as follows:

• 4 Physical Theory Quotes by Albert Einstein
• 1 Physical Theory Quote by Arthur Eddington
• 1 Physical Theory Quote by Eugene Wigner
• 1 Physical Theory Quote by Friedrich August von Hayek
• 1 Physical Theory Quote by Stephen Hawking