My father and mother treated us children as intellectual equals, thus greatly bolstering our self-confidence and our interest in ideas of all kinds. David Gross bolsterchildconfidence Change image and share on social
When I was at Berkeley, the framework of quantum field theory could calculate the dynamics of electromagnetism. It could roughly describe the motion of the weak nuclear force, radiation. But it hit a brick wall with the strong interaction, the binding force. David Gross berkeleybindbrick share on social
Fortunately, nature is as generous with its problems as Nobel with his fortune. The more we know, the more aware we are of what we know not. David Gross awarefortunatelyfortune Change image and share on social
I strongly believe that the fundamental laws of nature are not emergent phenomena. David Gross emergentfundamentallaw Change image and share on social
I was born in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 1941, the eldest of four sons. David Gross beareldestfebruary Change image and share on social
The advice I tell students is to think about the big problems. I mean, work on anything you can work on where you can make progress. But always keep in mind the big problems. David Gross advicebigmake Change image and share on social
My childhood in Arlington, Va., a middle class suburb of Washington, was uneventful. Ours was a very intellectual family, and we were encouraged to read at a very early age. David Gross agearlingtonchildhood Change image and share on social
In order to achieve a true understanding of string theory, some new idea will be required, and most likely, some break with the concepts on which we've traditionally based physical theory. David Gross achievebasebreak Change image and share on social
The early 1960s, when I started my graduate studies at UC Berkeley, were a period of experimental supremacy and theoretical impotence. David Gross 1960sberkeleyearly Change image and share on social
The progress of science is much more muddled than is depicted in most history books. This is especially true of theoretical physics, partly because history is written by the victorious. David Gross bookdepicthistory Change image and share on social
