Georg von Békésy

1899–1972 · Hungarian physicist

Topics: science, simplicity

• Too much equipment can be, however, something that hampers scientific development.

  — Georg von Békésy

• If we want to make a discovery, we have to take a risk, since everything new was discovered by accident or by the fact that somebody took a chance and went ahead when there wasn't 100 percent safety for the solution.

  — Georg von Békésy