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
inspirational creating poetry
When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images.
inspirational life science
If anybody says he can think about quantum physics without getting giddy, that only shows he has not understood the first thing about them.
inspirational funny time
Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.
inspirational family truth
There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also true.
inspirational science thinking
Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
inspirational life thinking
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical.
inspirational encouraging education
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
expert mistakes narrow
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made but in a very narrow field.
danish future physicist prediction
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. – Niels Bohr,1885-1962, Danish Physicist
prediction
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.
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One of the favorite maxims of my father was the distinction between the two sorts of truths, profound truths recognized by the fact that the opposite is also a profound truth, in contrast to trivialities where opposites are obviously absurd
energy
Must have something to do with the zero-point energy.
merely quotes
You are not thinking. You are merely being logical.
fact obviously opposites profound recognized sorts
Two sorts of truth: trivialities, where opposites are obviously absurd, and profound truths, recognized by the fact that the opposite is also a profound truth.