… mathematics is the
… mathematics is the science of skillful operations with concepts and rules invented just for this purpose. Eugene Wigner
Eugene Wigner
There is no natural
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. Eugene Wigner
The optimist regards the
The optimist regards the future as uncertain. Eugene Wigner
It’s nice the know
It’s nice the know the computer understands the situation, but I would like to understand it too. Eugene Wigner
The miracle of the
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. We should be grateful for it and hope that it will remain valid in future research and that it will extend, for better or for worse, to … Read more
OK, so the computer
OK, so the computer has understood, but what about me ? Eugene Wigner
The enormous usefulness of
The enormous usefulness of mathematics in the natural sciences is something bordering on the mysterious and there is no rational explanation of it. Eugene Wigner
Physics is becoming so
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. Eugene Wigner
The simplicities of natural
The simplicities of natural laws arise through the complexities of the language we use for their expression. Eugene Wigner
The full meaning of
The full meaning of life, the collective meaning of all human desires, is fundamentally a mystery beyond our grasp. As a young man, I chafed at this state of affairs. But by now I have made peace with it. I even feel a certain honor to be associated with such a mystery. Eugene Wigner