Every description of natural processes must be based on ideas which have been introduced and defined by the classical theory. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Physics is the belief that a simple and consistent description of nature is possible. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
In our description of nature the purpose is not to disclose the real essence of the phenomena but only to track down,… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
When asked ... [about] an underlying quantum world, Bohr would answer, 'There is no quantum world. There is only an abstract quantum… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
“In our description of nature the purpose is not to disclose the real essence of the phenomena but only to track down,… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how Nature is. Physics concerns what we say… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Our task is not to penetrate the essence of things, the meaning of which we do not know anyway, but rather to… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
In physics we deal with states of affairs much simpler than those of psychology and yet we again and again learn that… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
“Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself it’s own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.” — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
It is a great pity that human beings cannot find all of their satisfaction in scientific contemplativeness. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
The meaning of life consists in the fact that it makes no sense to say that life has no meaning. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Technology has advanced more in the last thirty years than in the previous two thousand. The exponential increase in advancement will only continue. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Anybody who is not shocked by this subject has failed to understand it. [of quantum mechanics] — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Every description of natural processes must be based on ideas which have been introduced and defined by the classical theory. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image