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
prediction
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.
danish future physicist prediction
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. – Niels Bohr,1885-1962, Danish Physicist
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
hallmark negation
It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth
facts meaning-of-life life-has-no-meaning
The meaning of life consists in the fact that it makes no sense to say that life has no meaning.
measurement property
The measurement we get when we measure something is not a property of the thing measured.
interaction-with-others materials particles
Isolated material particles are abstractions, their properties being definable and observable only through their interaction with other systems .
curves vices rising
All rising curves that show unwelcome trends in human affairs will approach infinity if extended far enough, but it is we who dictate the curve and not vice versa.
predictions hard
Predictions are hard, especially abot the future.
confused science mechanic
If you aren't confused by quantum mechanics, you haven't really understood it.
physics mechanic quantum
Anyone not shocked by quantum mechanics has not yet understood it.
future difficult
It is difficult to predict, especially the future.
technology years opposites
Technology has advanced more in the last thirty years than in the previous two thousand. The exponential increase in advancement will only continue. Anthropological Commentary The opposite of a trivial truth is false; the opposite of a great truth is also true.
butterfly color wings
One thought spectra are marvellous, but it is not possible to make progress there. Just as if you have the wing of a butterfly then certainly it is very regular with the colors and so on, but nobody thought one could get the basis of biology from the coloring of the wing of a butterfly.