Characteristics Quote by Enrico Fermi

[on what characteristics Nobel prize winning physicists had in common] I cannot think of a single one, not even intelligence.

— Enrico Fermi

I thought the chances of becoming a Nobel Prize laureate were minuscule because there are so many other innovations and discoveries that happen almost…

— Joachim Frank

Written in 1895, Alfred Nobel's will endowed prizes for scientific research in chemistry, physics, and medicine. At that time, these fields were narrowly defined,…

— Peter Agre

“In a recent study comparing every Nobel Prize–winning scientist from 1901 to 2005 with typical scientists of the same era, both groups attained deep…

— Adam M. Grant

There's plenty of ordinary Nobel laureates.

— Frances Arnold

As a theoretical physicist, I feel at once proud and humble at the thought of the illustrious figures that have preceded me here to…

— Murray Gell-Mann

One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just…

— Konrad Lorenz

We must be physicists in order to be creative since so far codes of values and ideals have been constructed in ignorance of physics…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Einstein also recognized the power of simplicity, and it was the key to his breakthroughs in physics. He noted that the five ascending levels…

— Mohnish Pabrai

I think it's fair to say that the Nobel Prize is the highest honor any scientist or artist can achieve.

— John O'Keefe

Forget about Nobel prizes; they aren't really very important.

— Herbert Simon

“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. —NIELS BOHR, Danish physicist…

— Timothy Ferriss