Quote by: Manfred Eigen

A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility: it may be right, but irrelevant.


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  • NameManfred Eigen
  • DescriptionGerman biophysical chemist
  • BornMay 9, 1927
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionChemist; Author; Scientist
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit For Arts And Science; Lower Saxony Honorary Medal; Faraday Lectureship Prize; Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille; Nobel Prize In Chemistry; ; Carus Medal