I was born in 1923 into a middle class Jewish family in Vienna, a few years after the end of World War I, which was disastrous from the Austrian poin…

- Walter Kohn

I am very much a scientist, and so I naturally have thought about religion also through the eyes of a scientist. When I do that, I see religion not d…

- Walter Kohn

I was fortunate to find an extraordinary mathematics and applied mathematics program in Toronto.

- Walter Kohn

During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments …

- Walter Kohn

Originally I had planned to revert to nuclear physics there, in particular the structure of the deuteron.

- Walter Kohn

My commitment to a humane and peaceful world continues to this day.

- Walter Kohn

My father, who had lost a brother, fighting on the Austrian side in World War I, was a committed pacifist.

- Walter Kohn

I have just joined the Board of the Population Institute because I am convinced that early stabilization of the world's population is important for t…

- Walter Kohn

On another level, I want to mention that I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been involved in several Jewish projects, such a…

- Walter Kohn