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
simple years light
The great extension of our experience in recent years has brought light to the insufficiency of our simple mechanical conceptions and, as a consequence, has shaken the foundation on which the customary interpretation of observation was based.
truth simple opposites
The old saying of the two kinds of truth. To the one kind belongs statements so simple and clear that the opposite assertion obviously could not be defended. The other kind, the so-called 'deep truths', are statements in which the opposite also contains deep truth.
simple belief physics
Physics is the belief that a simple and consistent description of nature is possible.
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.
expert knows mistakes narrow quotes worst
An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field.
opposites truth-is truth-and-falsehood
You can recognize a small truth because its opposite is a falsehood. The opposite of a great truth is another truth.
dizzy mechanic quantum
Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn't understood it.
satisfaction pity humans
It is a great pity that human beings cannot find all of their satisfaction in scientific contemplativeness.