Hannes Alfven Quotes

A collection of quotes by Hannes Alfven.

Hannes Alfvén (1908-1995) was a Swedish physicist and scientist known for his breakthrough discoveries in the field of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). He developed the concept of plasma physics, emphasizing the importance of magnetic fields and their effect on the behavior of highly ionized gases. Alfvén's work in MHD theory significantly contributed to our understanding of space plasma physics, the dynamics of cosmic rays, and the formation of star systems. In recognition of his immense contributions, Alfvén was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1970.

We have to learn again that science without contact with exp

We have to learn again that science without contact with experiments is an enterprise which is likely to go completely astray into imaginary conjecture.

Hannes Alfven


We should remember that there was once a discipline called n

We should remember that there was once a discipline called natural philosophy. Unfortunately, this discipline seems not to exist today. It has been renamed science, but science of today is in danger of losing much of the natural philosophy aspect.

Hannes Alfven

Discipline Science Philosophy Danger

To try to write a grand cosmical drama leads necessarily to

To try to write a grand cosmical drama leads necessarily to myth. To try to let knowledge substitute ignorance in increasingly larger regions of space and time is science.

Hannes Alfven

Time Science Thetimes