Val Logsdon Fitch quotes

Val Logsdon Fitch was an American physicist recognized for his groundbreaking discovery of CP violation in particle physics. This work fundamentally changed the scientific understanding of the symmetry laws governing the universe. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the field. Here are 2 of his quotes:

But mainly I learned, in approaching the measurement of new phenomena, not just to consider using existing apparatus but to allow the mind to wander freely and invent new ways of doing the job. (Val Logsdon Fitch)

At any one time there is a natural tendency among physicists to believe that we already know the essential ingredients of a comprehensive theory. But each time a new frontier of observation is broached we inevitably discover new phenomena which force us to modify substantially our previous conceptions. I believe this process to be unending, that the delights and challenges of unexpected discovery will continue always.

Val Logsdon Fitch