I asked him once, 'How do you tell when a mathematical argument is correct?' He said, 'If it's beautiful, it's correct.'
Quantum electrodynamics
Recounting a conversation with Paul Dirac
1980s (recollection)
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"I would often go to these conferences where they would talk about the ultimate theory, and I would always say, 'What's the ultimate experiment?'"
Shocking"I don't know anything, but I know that I know nothing. And that's the beginning of wisdom."
Controversial"Fiddling is the answer. Experimenting is fiddling around. It's not an organized program, elegance — it's impossible. I noticed it."
Humorous"I don't understand the world in the way that I think other people claim to understand it."
Shocking"If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn't have been worth the Nobel Prize."
Strange & Unusual