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
physics mechanic quantum
Anyone not shocked by quantum mechanics has not yet understood it.
science firsts physics
Those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it.
thinking progress physics
How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.
simple belief physics
Physics is the belief that a simple and consistent description of nature is possible.
learning thinking theoretical-physics
It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how Nature is. Physics concerns what we say about Nature.
inspiration understanding quantum-physics
If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet.
real physics made
Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.
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.
absurd contrast fact father favorite maxims obviously opposite opposites profound recognized sorts truth truths
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.