Eugene Wigner
Eugene Wigner
Eugene Paul "E. P." Wigner, was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist and mathematician. He received half of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963 "for his contributions to the theory of the atomic nucleus and the elementary particles, particularly through the discovery and application of fundamental symmetry principles"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhysicist
Date of Birth17 November 1902
CountryUnited States of America
Eugene Wigner quotes about
expression law simplicity
The simplicities of natural laws arise through the complexities of the language we use for their expression.
law consciousness mechanic
[T]he laws of quantum mechanics itself cannot be formulated ... without recourse to the concept of consciousness.
law way consciousness
It was not possible to formulate the laws of quantum mechanics in a fully consistent way without reference to the consciousness.
law way physics
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 fore again. It was not possible to formulate the laws of quantum mechanics in a fully consistent way without reference to the consciousness.
law miracle language
The miracle of the appropriateness of the language of mathematics for the formulation of the laws of physics is a wonderful gift which we neither understand nor deserve.
computer
It is nice to know that the computer understands the problem. But I would like to understand it too.
nature physical physicist solve takes
It takes so long to train a physicist to the place where he understands the nature of physical problems that he is already too old to solve them.
mathematics natural sciences
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
long facts becoming
Physics is becoming so unbelievably complex that it is taking longer and longer to train a physicist. It is taking so long, in fact, to train a physicist to the place where he understands the nature of physical problems that he is already too old to solve them.
science mathematics efficiency
The unreasonable efficiency of mathematics in science is a gift we neither understand nor deserve.
uncertain optimist regard
The optimist regards the future as uncertain.
purpose mathematics operations
... mathematics is the science of skillful operations with concepts and rules invented just for this purpose.
development natural explosions
There is no natural phenomenon that is comparable with the sudden and apparently accidentally timed development of science, except perhaps the condensation of a super-saturated gas or the explosion of some unpredictable explosives.
nice computer situation
It's nice the know the computer understands the situation, but I would like to understand it too.