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“ ”How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.
About Niels Bohr
Niels Henrik David Bohr (7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was 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.
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Additional quotes by Niels Bohr
We are suspended in language.
The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.
We must be clear that 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 and establishing mental connections.
[About describing atomic models in the language of classical physics:]