Eric Allin Cornell Quotes

A collection of quotes by Eric Allin Cornell.

Eric Allin Cornell is a renowned American physicist born on December 19, 1961. Alongside Carl Wieman, he co-created the first atomic Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in 1995, leading to the formation of a new state of matter. For this groundbreaking work, Cornell, Wieman, and Wolfgang Ketterle were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001. Cornell has made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics and ultracold gases, pushing the boundaries of scientific understanding. Currently, he serves as a physics professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, continuing his research on cold atoms and BEC.

Travel provided many interesting experiences, but perhaps th

Travel provided many interesting experiences, but perhaps the most useful lesson I learned was that I really had no proficiency for learning the thousands of characters of the written Chinese language.

Eric Allin Cornell


After a semester or so, my infatuation with computers burnt

After a semester or so, my infatuation with computers burnt out as quickly as it had begun.

Eric Allin Cornell

Computers