“In string theory, the situation is very different. The law of motion dictates the laws of the forces. This is because all… — Lee Smolin Copy Share Image
Henceforth, whilst there are a great many theories and models proposed as to how, or why, magic works (based on subtle energies,… — Phil Hine Copy Share Image
The uncertainty principle refers to the degree of indeterminateness in the possible present knowledge of the simultaneous values of various quantities with… — Werner Heisenberg Copy Share Image
“This was true of any and every aspect of knowledge; you figured out how to learn it, and you exposed yourself to… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
“The quantum revolution is not the discovery of quantum physics. It is the transition from understanding quantum reality to engineering it.” — Ludmila Morozova-Buss Copy Share Image
“If you think you understand quantum theory . . . you don’t understand quantum theory.’*” — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“We don't really know whether there are black holes that emit observable amounts of Hawking radiation. Nevertheless, there is no way to… — Henning Genz 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
“Chris hurried after him. 'It's so hard to believe we just travelled hundreds of light years.' 'Why?' asked the Doctor. 'I always… — Gareth Roberts Copy Share Image
“One can still say that quantum mechanics is the key to understanding magnetism. When one enters the first room with this key… — John H. Van Vleck Copy Share Image
By far the most important consequence of the conceptual revolution brought about in physics by relativity and quantum theory lies not in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The quantum theory is based on the idea that there is a probability that all possible events, no matter how fantastic or… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
“Let us begin with the fine-structure constant. ... The fine-structure constant is really the ratio of two natural units or atoms of… — Arthur Stanley Eddington Copy Share Image
In Darwin's theory, you just have to substitute 'mutations' for his 'slight accidental variations' (just as quantum theory substitutes 'quantum jump' for… — Erwin Schrodinger Copy Share Image
Among the lesser effects of quantum theory are gaping holes in old ideas about causality. — Ian Hacking Copy Share Image
Bells theorem dealt a shattering blow to Einsteins position by showing that the conception of reality as consisting of separate parts, joined… — Fritjof Capra Copy Share Image
A person who wasn't outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn't understand what had been said. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
“When asked whether or not we are Marxists, our position is the same as that of a physicist, when asked if he… — Ernesto "Che" Guevara Copy Share Image
“In his first philosophical lecture on modern physics that Pauli gave in November 1934 to the Zurich Philosophical Society he said that… — Charles P. Enz Copy Share Image
My training in science is actually one that is very critical of mechanistic science. I was trained in quantum theory which emerged… — Vandana Shiva Copy Share Image
Science may be weird and incomprehensible--more weird and less comprehensible than any theology--but science works. It gets results. It can fly you… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“Excuse me,” Erszebet said sharply, as Frink began wandering into an explanation of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum theory that even I… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“So, in the end, the most improbable and hence the most puzzling aspect of space is its very existence. The simple fact… — Lee Smolin Copy Share Image
I'm really fascinated by the parallels between quantum theory and the teachings of some of these ancient texts. So many of the… — Beryl Bender Birch Copy Share Image