Manfred Eigen
theory experiment proven
theory experiment proven
"A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory."
—Manfred Eigen (1927-2019)
theory right wrong irrelevant
theory right wrong irrelevant
"A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility: it may be right, but irrelevant."
—Manfred Eigen (1927-2019)
theory practice
theory practice
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is."
—Manfred Eigen (1927-2019)
scream thesis
scream thesis
"Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis."
—Manfred Eigen (1927-2019)
entropy information average particular state
entropy information average particular state
"Entropy refers to an average of (physical) states, information to a particular (physical) state"
—Manfred Eigen (1927-2019)