Lev Landau
Made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics, including quantum mechanics, condensed matter physics, and cosmology.
Most quoted
"There are three kinds of scientists: those who are good at calculations, those who are good at experiments, and those who are good at talking. I belong to the third category."
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution."
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science."
All quotes by Lev Landau (306)
A physicist without intuition is like a painter without color.
Phase transitions reveal the hidden order in chaos.
Humor is the spice of scientific discourse.
The meaning of life is to seek understanding of the universe.
Criticism is the lifeblood of progress in science.
Relativity teaches us that space and time are illusions.
A true scientist never stops learning.
The Landau school produces physicists, not technicians.
Politics should not interfere with pure research.
Intuition often precedes rigorous proof.
Life's greatest joy is solving a hard problem.
Stars are the atoms of the cosmos.
Witty remarks keep the mind sharp.
The soul of physics is symmetry.
Education must foster creativity, not conformity.
In uncertainty lies the thrill of discovery.
Friendship among scientists is built on shared puzzles.
The quantum world defies classical intuition.
Humor disarms even the sternest critic.
Existence is a dance of particles and fields.
Contemporaries of Lev Landau
Other Physicss born within 50 years of Lev Landau (1908–1968).