Eugene Paul Wigner

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Eugene Paul Wigner (ungarisch Wigner Jenő Pál; * 17. November 1902 in Budapest; † 1. Januar 1995 in Princeton, New Jersey) war ein ungarisch-amerikanischer Physiker und Nobelpreisträger. Wigner wurde bekannt durch seine Beiträge in der Quantenphysik (Gruppentheorie, Symmetrien) und in der Reaktorphysik.

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Eugene Paul Wigner

said1988

Where in the Schrödinger equation do you put the joy of being alive?

— As quoted by Freeman Dyson from a private conversation, Infinite in All Directions (1988)

Eugene Paul Wigner

saidFeb 1960

A possible explanation of the physicist's use of mathematics to formulate his laws of nature is that he is a somewhat irresponsible person.

— "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences," Communications in Pure and Applied Mathematics, February 1960.

Eugene Paul Wigner

saidFeb 1960

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.

— "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences," Communications in Pure and Applied Mathematics, February 1960,

Eugene Paul Wigner

said1903

A deep sense of humor and an unusual ability for telling stories and jokes endeared Johnny even to casual acquaintances. He could be blunt when necessary, but was never pompous.

— Biographical memoir: "John von Neumann (1903 - 1957)" in Year book of the American Philosophical Society (1958); later in Symmetries and

Eugene Paul Wigner

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