“Despite the earnest belief of most of his fans, Einstein did not win his Nobel Prize for the theory of relativity, special… — Sam Kean Copy Share Image
“On his journey home from delivering his acceptance speech in Sweden the following summer, Einstein stopped in Copenhagen to see Bohr, who… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“The opposite of a correct statement is an incorrect statement. The opposite of a profound truth is another profound truth (Niels Bohr)."… — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
[About the great synthesis of atomic physics in the 1920s:] It was a heroic time. It was not the doing of any… — J. Robert Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
“Niels Bohr, the great Dane of quantum physics, was fond of saying, "It is wrong to think that the task of physics… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
When you're playing the part of a saxophone or a trumpet player, both of which I have done, it would be nice… — Stephen Rea Copy Share Image
“The ultimate lesson is that science isn’t special – at least not anymore. Maybe back when Einstein talked to Niels Bohr, and… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“The Danish physicist and Nobel Prize winner Niels Bohr defined an expert as follows: ‘An expert is a man who has made… — Emma Sadleir Copy Share Image
This is the most important joke I've ever heard. Niels Bohr, the founder of Quantum Physics, had a friend to dinner. As… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
“If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet,” the Danish Nobel physicist Niels Bohr once said.” — Satya Nadella Copy Share Image
Somebody once asked Niels Bohr why he had a horseshoe hanging above the front door of his house. Surely you, a world… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
“And at that age, the only boys I didn’t think were gross were dead scientists – and it’s not like I wanted… — Sarah Cross Copy Share Image
“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. —NIELS BOHR,… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
Mental patterns do not originate out of inorganic nature. They originate out of society, which originates out of inorganic nature. And, as… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
A visitor to Niels Bohr's country cottage, noticing a horseshoe hanging on the wall, teasing the eminent scientist about this ancient superstition.… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
“One of the leading figures in quantum physics, Niels Bohr, would sometimes tell his students, “The problem with your idea is not… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I did not like the man [Niels Bohr] when you showed him to me, with his hair all overhis head. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
“I have chosen to talk about one of the founder fathers of twentieth-century physics, Niels Bohr, because in both these respects he… — Jacob Bronowski Copy Share Image
Niels Bohr brainwashed a whole generation of theorists into thinking that the job (interpreting quantum theory) was done 50 years ago. — Murray Gell-Mann Copy Share Image
“Looking at the waves scudding outwards and getting lost on the horizon, he could not help but recall the words of his… — Benjamín Labatut Copy Share Image
“[On famous Nobel Laureate Niels Bohr] [Niels] Bohr's sort of humor, use of parables and stories, tolerance, dependence on family, feelings of… — Finn Aaserud Copy Share Image
“Early in April 1933, the German government passed a law declaring that Jews (defined as anyone with a Jewish grandparent) could not… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“Truth is: I was always that kind of girl. Truth is: they don’t make dresses any whiter than mine. Truth is: I… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image