Niels Bohr
Niels Bohr
Niels Henrik David Bohrwas a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research...
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth7 October 1885
CityCopenhagen, Denmark
education teacher opposites
Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.
knowledge mean essence
In physics we deal with states of affairs much simpler than those of psychology and yet we again and again learn that our task is not to investigate the essence of things-we do not at all know what this would mean&mash;but to develop those concepts that allow us to speak with each other about the events of nature in a fruitful manner.
physics mechanic quantum
Anyone not shocked by quantum mechanics has not yet understood it.
badass clarity complementary
Truth and clarity are complementary
confused science mechanic
If you aren't confused by quantum mechanics, you haven't really understood it.
faith wall believe
Of course I don't believe in it [pointing to horseshoe on his office wall]. But I understand that it brings you luck whether you believe in it or not.
believe science doubt
The present state of atomic theory is characterized by the fact that we not only believe the existence of atoms to be proved beyond a doubt, but also we even believe that we have an intimate knowledge of the constituents of the individual atoms.
future difficult
It is difficult to predict, especially the future.
crazy ideas madness
We all know your idea is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough.
independent judgement tasks
Physics is to be regarded not so much as the study of something a priori given, but rather as the development of methods of ordering and surveying human experience. In this respect our task must be to account for such experience in a manner independent of individual subjective judgement and therefore objective in the sense that it can be unambiguously communicated in ordinary human language.
nature real essence
In our description of nature the purpose is not to disclose the real essence of the phenomena but only to track down, so far as it is possible, relations between the manifold aspects of our experience.
funny science hearing
A person who wasn't outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn't understand what had been said.
predictions difficult accurate
It is very difficult to make an accurate prediction, especially about the future.
thinking feelings firsts
And anyone who thinks they can talk about quantum theory without feeling dizzy hasn't yet understood the first thing about it.