Ludwig Boltzmann

Physics Austrian 1844 – 1906 497 quotes

Founder of statistical mechanics and entropy equation

Quotes by Ludwig Boltzmann

The constancy of the speed of light is a postulate.

Lecture

Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

Aphorism

The electromagnetic theory of light is complete.

Essay 1892

Doubt everything, test everything, accept nothing but what you have investigated.

Wisdom

The Boltzmann constant relates energy to temperature.

Paper 1901

Nature is written in the language of mathematics.

Speech 1880

My opponents are like shadows that disappear in the light of truth.

Letter 1895

The principle of least action governs all dynamics.

Early work 1870

Life is a temporary victory over entropy.

Essay 1905

The ideal gas law is PV = nRT.

Major work 1873

Truth is the daughter of time.

Aphorism

The blackbody radiation spectrum is explained by quantum ideas.

Lecture 1900

I find solace in the equations of nature.

Personal note 1904

Statistics is the heart of modern physics.

Speech 1898

The universe is a grand symphony of probabilities.

Philosophy

My legacy will be the understanding of heat death.

Last reflection 1906

Experiment is the sole interpreter of nature.

Interview 1890

The path of science is strewn with failures, but each leads to success.

Wisdom

The Stefan-Boltzmann law describes radiation.

Paper 1884

Controversy is the price of progress in science.

Letter 1895