Manfred Eigen Quotes

"A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility: it may be right, but irrelevant."
- Manfred Eigen
(Related: Being, May, Right, Theory, Wrong)

"A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory."
- Manfred Eigen
(Related: Theory)

"Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis."
- Manfred Eigen