Ludwig Boltzmann

Hydrodynamics emerges from kinetic theory.

Wisdom is knowing what to question.

The end justifies the means in pursuit of truth.

My life's work is a monument to probability.

The speed of sound in gases is sqrt(gamma RT/M).

Science progresses by contradicting the past.

In depression, I find the entropy of my mind too high.

The charm of physics lies in its puzzles.

Quantum statistics was hinted in my distribution.

The meaning of existence is to evolve against chaos.

I jest that entropy explains why I can't find my notes.

The grand canonical ensemble for open systems.

Truth is stranger than fiction, especially in physics.

My battles for atomism were worth the fight.

The adiabatic invariant conserves action.

Life is a fleeting arrangement of low entropy.

The legacy of a scientist is measured in ideas, not years.

The theory of relativity will confirm statistical methods.

Humor in lectures keeps students awake.

The configurational integral in liquids.