"Whatever is worth saying, can be stated in fifty words or less."
Stanisław Marcin Ulam was a Polish and, later an American mathematician who made important contribution in advancing the understanding of nuclear physics and computer science. He participated in the Manhattan Project, originated the Teller–Ulam design of thermonuclear weapons, discovered the concept of the cellular automaton, invented the Monte Carlo method of computation, and championed nuclear p
"There may be such a thing as habitual luck. People who are said to be lucky at cards probably have certain hidden talents for those games in which skill plays a role. It is like hidden parameters in physics, this ability that does not surface and that I like to call "habitual luck"."
Stanislaw Ulam"With his unusual looks and magnetic green eyes, he always seemed to stand out in a crowd. I remember a party years later when Georgia OKeefe pointed an imperious finger in his direction and exclaimed "Who is that man?"
Stanislaw Ulam"Ada came from Lwów. She was a very good looking girl who was studying mathematics at the University of Geneva. For a few years I had an off-and-on romance with her."
Stanislaw Ulam"Im an agnostic. Sometimes I muse deeply on the forces that are for me invisible. When I am almost close to the idea of God, I feel immediately estranged by the horrors of this world, which he seems to tolerate..."
Stanislaw Ulam"In its evolution from a more primitive nervous system, the brain, as an organ with ten or more billion neurons and many more connections between them must have changed and grown as a result of many accidents."
Stanislaw Ulam"Thanks to my memory, which enabled me to quote Latin and to discuss Greek and Roman civilization, it became obvious to some of my colleagues in other fields that I was interested in things outside mathematics. This lead quickly to very pleasant relationships."
Stanislaw Ulam