23 Quotes by Wolfgang Ketterle

Auto emission is hazardous and has to be controlled.

Bose and Einstein had triggered low-temperature experiments that have led to the discovery of new matter. I owe my work and my Nobel to them.

Bose-Einstein condensation is one of the most intriguing phenomena predicted by quantum statistical mechanics.

I used the Nobel money to buy a house and for the education of my children.

Maybe if you win a Nobel Prize in economics, you make a lot of money by giving talks... but not in my area.

To go below one nanokelvin is like running a mile below four minutes for the first time.

Amplifying atoms is more subtle than amplifying electromagnetic waves because atoms can only change their quantum state and cannot be created. Therefore, even if one could amplify gold atoms, one would not realize the dreams of medieval alchemy.

As a scientist, I play in the top league - the Olympics, the World Championships - and I want to be in the lead. As a runner, I set personal goals, and I want to push beyond my own personal limits. I was very happy when I practiced for several months and then reached my goal to run a marathon in 2:50.

Explorations into chemistry were done in our basement, sometimes with friends, and my parents must have had quite a bit of confidence in my abilities when they allowed me to experiment with explosive mixtures.