The problems of language here are really serious. We wish to speak in some way about the structure of the atoms. But we cannot speak about atoms in ordinary language.
Quantum mechanics, uncertainty principle
Discussing the challenges of describing atomic structure
1935
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"In the history of science, it has often happened that a new discovery had to be rejected for a long time because it contradicted the current prejudices."
Strange & Unusual"Quantum theory does not really describe the behavior of 'things'; it describes the behavior of 'what we can know' about things."
Strange & Unusual"It is not surprising that our language should be incapable of describing the processes occurring within the atoms, for, as has been remarked, it was invented to describe the experiences of daily life,…"
Shocking"We have to remember that what we observe is not nature in itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning."
Strange & Unusual"Where there is no uncertainty, there is no quantum mechanics."
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