Manfred Eigen Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

5 Famous Quotes by Manfred Eigen
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“A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility: it may be right, but irrelevant.”
Theories Quotes
Source: "The Physicist's Conception of Nature" edited by Jagdish Mehra
“A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory.”
Theories Quotes
Source: "The Physicist's Conception of Nature" edited by Jagdish Mehra
“Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.”
Theories Quotes
Source: "The Physicist's Conception of Nature" edited by Jagdish Mehra
“In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.”
Theories Quotes
Source: "The Physicist's Conception of Nature" edited by Jagdish Mehra
“A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility - it may be right but irrelevant.”
Theory Quotes