Neil Turok quotes

The only people who can fix Africa are talented young Africans. By unlocking and nurturing their creative potential, we can create a step change in Africa's future. (Neil Turok)
It may be that we live in an endless universe, both in space and in time. And there've been Bangs in the past, and there will be Bangs in the future. View quote
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My main interest is the problem of the singularity. If we can't understand what happened at the singularity we came out of, then we don't seem to have any understanding of the laws of particle physics. I'd be very happy just to understand the last singularity and leave the other ones to future generations. View quote
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Quantum physics forms the foundation of chemistry, explaining how molecules are held together. It describes how real solids and materials behave and how electricity is conducted through them... It enabled the development of transistors, integrated circuits, lasers, LEDs, digital cameras and all the modern gadgetry that surrounds us. View quote
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The world is not made up of particles and waves and beams of light with a definite existence. Instead, the world works in a much more exploratory way. It is aware of all the possibilities at once and trying them out all the time. That is a hard thing to picture. View quote
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Quantum physics is one of the hardest things to understand intuitively, because essentially the whole point is that our classical picture is wrong. View quote
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My goal is to get people thinking and trying to wrap their heads around the amazing things that have been achieved and to dream about what will be achieved. View quote
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You have no beginning of time. It's always been there. View quote
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Neil Turok

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Photo: AIMS - Next Einstein Initiative African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: South African Physicist
Born: November 16, 1958
Quotes count: 8