Ludwig Boltzmann quotes

Ludwig Boltzmann was an Austrian physicist and philosopher, renowned for his foundational work in statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. His contributions provided a deeper understanding of the behavior of atoms and the nature of entropy. He played a crucial role in bridging microscopic physics with macroscopic phenomena. Here are 11 of his quotes:

Bring forward what is true, Write it so that it is clear, Defend it to your last breath!

Ludwig Boltzmann

Available energy is the main object at stake in the struggle for existence and the evolution of the world.

Ludwig Boltzmann

Which is more remarkable fact about America: that millionaires are idealists or idealists become millionaires.

Ludwig Boltzmann

In my view all salvation for philosophy may be expected to come from Darwin's theory.

Ludwig Boltzmann

The most ordinary things are to philosophy a source of insoluble puzzles. With infinite ingenuity it constructs a concept of space or time and then finds it absolutely impossible that there be objects in this space or that processes occur during this time.... the source of this kind of logic lies in excessive confidence in the so-called laws of thought.

Ludwig Boltzmann

Elegance should be left to shoemakers and tailors.

Ludwig Boltzmann

I am conscious of being only an individual struggling weakly against the stream of time. But it still remains in my power to contribute in such a way that, when the theory of gases is again revived, not too much will have to be rediscovered.

Ludwig Boltzmann

O! immodest mortal! Your destiny is the joy of watching the evershifting battle!

Ludwig Boltzmann

Who sees the future? Let us have free scope for all directions of research; away with dogmatism, either atomistic or anti-atomistic!

Ludwig Boltzmann