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
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
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
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
I strongly believe that the fundamental laws of nature are not emergent phenomena. David Gross emergentfundamentallaw Change image and share on social
In the lab, we could not see or physically describe the mathematical objects that we called quarks, which we suspected were the key to unlocking the dynamics of the strong force that binds together the clump of protons and neutrons at the center of the atom. David Gross atombindcall 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
Theorists have wonderful ideas which take years and years to be verified. David Gross ideatheoristverify 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
